Tamarind Nutrition

Overview of Tamarind Nutrition

Scientific Name: Tamarindus indica

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Order: Fabales

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Family: Fabaceae

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The pulp of the young fruit is green and sour. As it ripens, the juicy pulp becomes paste-like and more sweet-sour.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	239 kcal	12%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	62.50 g	23%
Dietary Fiber	5.10 g	18%
Sugars	38.80 g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.60 g	1%
Saturated Fat	0.27 g	1%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.18 g
Polyunsaturated Fat, total	0.06 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.06 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.00 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	2.80 g	6%
Tryptophan	0.02 g
Threonine	- g
Isoleucine	- g
Leucine	- g
Lysine	0.14 g
Methionine	0.01 g
Cystine	- g
Phenylalanine	- g
Tyrosine	- g
Valine	- g
Arginine	- g
Histidine	- g
Alanine	- g
Aspartic Acid	- g
Glutamic Acid	- g
Glycine	- g
Proline	- g
Serine	- g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	3.50 mg	4%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.43 mg	36%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.15 mg	12%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	1.94 mg	12%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.14 mg	3%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.07 mg	4%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	14.00 mcg	4%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	14.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	8.60 mg	2%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	1.50 mcg	0%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	2.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	18.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	0.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	0.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	0.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.10 mg	1%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.10 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	2.80 mcg	2%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	74.00 mg	6%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	2.80 mg	16%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	92.00 mg	22%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	113.00 mg	9%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	628.00 mg	13%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	28.00 mg	1%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.10 mg	1%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.09 mg	10%
Manganesean antioxidant	- mg	-
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	1.30 mcg	2%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	31.40 g
Ash	2.70 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

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References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.