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Tiger nut

Raw

Cyperus esculentus

Nutrition overview

100 g reference · Raw

Tiger nut provides 77 calories, 0.9 g protein, 18.6 g carbs, and 0.1 g fat per 100 g reference.

calories

Protein

0.9g

Carbs

18.6g

Fat

0.1g

Complete nutrition

Nutrient	Amount
Macronutrients
Protein	0.9 g
Total fat	0.1 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)	18.6 g
Dietary fiber	3.3 g
Total sugars	2.9 g
Minerals
Calcium	236.0 mg
Iron	4.20 mg
Magnesium	75.5 mg
Phosphorus	32.4 mg
Potassium	218.0 mg
Sodium	27.7 mg
Zinc	0.61 mg
Copper	0.28 mg
Manganese	1.57 mg
Selenium	0.8 mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RAE	0.0 mcg
Vitamin C	21.0 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.0 mcg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.4 mg
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)	0.8 mcg
Thiamin (B1)	0.02 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	0.06 mg
Niacin (B3)	0.49 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.41 mg
Vitamin B6	0.27 mg
Folate, DFE	15.1 mcg
Vitamin B12	0.0 mcg
Other essential nutrient
Choline, total	13.3 mg

Practical calorie guide

A 100 g reference amount of tiger nut (100 g) has 77 calories.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
100 g reference	100 g	77	0.9 g	18.6 g	0.1 g

Nutrition records and methodology

Primary calorie record

Bulb, peeled, fresh, raw

FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity (BioFoodComp 4.0)

Record 0201795 · 100% match

Contributing sources

FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity (BioFoodComp 4.0)
FAO/INFOODS · 4.0
Open source
Basic Foods whole-catalog profile completion calculations V2.5
Basic Foods database project · whole-catalog-completion-v2.5.1-tiered · Project-generated calculation artifact; direct and donor evidence retain their own licenses

Detailed source and derivation status is retained for every nutrient in this profile.

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