Herb
Rosemary
Rosemary is a resinous evergreen herb with needle-like leaves and a pine-camphor aroma used with roasted meats, potatoes, breads, and oils. Fresh sprigs perfume long cooks; stripped needles can be minced finely to avoid tough texture. Flowering rosemary is milder and attractive as garnish. Cultivars vary from upright kitchen types to prostrate groundcovers, but culinary identity rests on the distinctive evergreen leaf rather than flower colour alone.
Also known as: Rosmarino, Romarin, Romero, Dendrolivano
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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 0.82 g
- Saturated Fat 0.19 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 25.3 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 7.52 g
- Dietary Fibre 4.19 g
- Total Sugars 0.96 g
- Complex / starch 0.98 g
- Protein 3.09 g
- Water 83 g
- Energy 39.5 kcal
- Water 83 g
- Carbohydrates 7.52 g
- Sugars 0.96 g
- Monosaccharides 0.68 g
- Disaccharides 0.29 g
- Starch 0.98 g
- Amylose 0.25 g
- Amylopectin 0.74 g
- Digestible Starch 0.83 g
- Resistant Starch 0.1 g
- Fibre 4.19 g
- Soluble Fibre 1.47 g
- Insoluble Fibre 2.72 g
- Protein 3.09 g
- Plant Protein 2.94 g
- Fat 0.82 g
- Saturated Fat 0.19 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
- Vitamins 440 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.15 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 88.6 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 2.17 mg
- Vitamin K 323 µg
- Minerals 295 mg
- Major Minerals 289 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.1 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.15 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.45 · vitamin-b6: 0.23 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 88.6 · vitamin-e: 2.17 · vitamin-k: 323.3 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 25.26 · Potassium: 212 · Calcium: 52 · Iron: 0.7 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fresh herbs are aromatic leaves—modest macros, concentrated micronutrients and polyphenols per gram dry.
History
Rosemary grew wild around the Mediterranean and entered Greek and Roman cookery and ritual use.
Monastic gardens preserved rosemary across Europe as food, medicine, and symbolic plant.
Spanish and Provençal traditions cemented rosemary with lamb, fish, and olive oil cookery.
Potted rosemary and dried needles became standard retail herbs far beyond the Mediterranean.