Parsley seed
Parsley seed
Parsley seed is the dried, aromatic fruit used whole or ground as a spice, bringing warm, slightly bitter flavour to seasonings and cooked foods.

About Parsley seed
Parsley seeds are the small, oval fruits of the parsley plant, used as a spice rather than as the leafy herb. They are generally grey-green to brown, firm, and aromatic, with a warm, slightly bitter flavour. They may be used whole or ground in seasoning blends and cooked preparations, although they are less common in everyday cooking than parsley leaves.
The seeds are sold whole or ground and may be described as parsley seed or fruit in botanical contexts. This page concerns the dried spice form, not fresh parsley leaves, parsley root, or parsley oil. Aroma and flavour can fade with storage, and ground seed releases its character more readily than whole seed.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Semilla de perejil
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Parsley seed nutrition & diet
Parsley seed nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Nuts, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 483kcal
- Protein
- 13.7g
- Carbs
- 14.2g
- Fat
- 39.4g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Whole and ground seeds differ in surface exposure and storage stability; compare products in the same form and moisture state.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.6.8.9_99 ↗. 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.
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