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Juniper

Juniper in culinary use most often denotes dark, aromatic berry-like cones with a resinous, pine-like flavour, though the label may refer to another plant part or form.

Juniper — illustrative ingredient image

About Juniper

“Juniper” may refer to the plant, its berries or other parts; as a culinary ingredient it most often means the small, aromatic berry-like cones. Because the record does not specify a plant part or product form, a general description cannot determine whether it refers to whole berries, ground spice or another material.

Culinary juniper berries are typically dark blue to purple-black, firm and strongly aromatic, with a resinous, pine-like flavour. They are sold whole or crushed, fresh or dried, though the exact form is not identified here.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

juniper berries

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Juniper nutrition & diet

Juniper nutritional value

Reference: JUNIPER BERRY

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
248kcal
Protein
4.2g
Carbs
25.0g
Fat
4.9g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Whole, crushed and ground forms differ in moisture and extraction during preparation; specify the plant part and processing state when comparing measurements.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Fineli Finnish Food Composition Database, release 20.0 — 35615 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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