Herb
Mint
Mint is a cooling, aromatic herb family spanning spearmint, peppermint, and dozens of specialty types used in drinks, desserts, salads, sauces, and savoury meat dishes. Spearmint dominates Middle Eastern and British savoury cooking; peppermint leads confectionery and tea. Aggressive growth and hybridisation produce apple, chocolate, pineapple, and Moroccan mint styles with distinct aromas. Fresh leaves bruise easily; dried mint concentrates a different, more hay-like character suited to teas and spice blends.
Also known as: Na'na, Na'na, Garden Mint, Pudina, Húng, Menthe
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.8 g
- Saturated Fat 0.22 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.37 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 23.6 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.12 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.82 g
- Total Sugars 1.04 g
- Complex / starch 1 g
- Protein 3.23 g
- Water 87.2 g
- Energy 40.6 kcal
- Water 87.2 g
- Carbohydrates 7.12 g
- Sugars 1.04 g
- Monosaccharides 0.72 g
- Disaccharides 0.31 g
- Starch 1 g
- Amylose 0.25 g
- Amylopectin 0.75 g
- Digestible Starch 0.85 g
- Resistant Starch 0.1 g
- Fibre 3.82 g
- Soluble Fibre 1.34 g
- Insoluble Fibre 2.48 g
- Protein 3.23 g
- Plant Protein 3.07 g
- Fat 0.8 g
- Saturated Fat 0.22 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.37 g
- Vitamins 362 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.94 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.8 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 72.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.77 mg
- Vitamin K 263 µg
- Minerals 269 mg
- Major Minerals 264 mg
- Trace Minerals 5.9 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.94 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.37 · vitamin-b6: 0.18 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.8 · vitamin-b9-folate: 72.4 · vitamin-e: 1.77 · vitamin-k: 262.6 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 23.56 · Potassium: 200 · Calcium: 40 · Iron: 0.5 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fresh herbs are aromatic leaves—modest macros, concentrated micronutrients and polyphenols per gram dry.
History
Mint featured in Greek myth and Mediterranean cookery as a fragrant culinary and medicinal plant.
Mint sauces and garden mints became established in British and European kitchen gardens.
Peppermint was recognised as a distinct hybrid and commercialised for oil and confectionery.
Industrial mint oil production and global herb trade spread spearmint and peppermint worldwide.