Coriander Water Calories and Nutrition Facts

A 250 ml (about 1 cup) glass of unsweetened, strained coriander water typically contains approximately 0–10 kcal. The amount depends on how many coriander seeds are used, how long they steep, whether you consume the seeds and whether you add sweeteners or juice. Use the ai nutrition analyzer to estimate calories from ingredients you add or eat, rather than to measure what infuses from the seeds.

For more about preparing the drink, see coriander water.

How many calories are in coriander water?

A plain glass made by steeping coriander seeds in water and straining them out is usually very low in calories: the general estimate for steeped infused water is under 10 kcal per glass. This is an estimate, not a laboratory measurement of a particular batch of coriander water.

Water itself has no calories. Coriander seeds do contain calories, but the whole-seed calorie value cannot simply be assigned to the water: an unknown amount of material transfers into the drink, and the rest remains in the strained seeds.

For a typical infusion, you can steep 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds in 1 litre (about 4¼ cups) of water for 2–4 hours in the refrigerator, then strain. A 250 ml serving is one quarter of that batch. A longer steep or a different amount or form of coriander seeds may change what transfers into the water, but the available data do not quantify that change.

What if you eat the coriander seeds?

If you consume the coriander seeds as well as the water, include the seeds in your estimate. USDA data list coriander seeds at 298 kcal per 100 g, or approximately 3 kcal per gram. For example, 5 g of coriander seeds contain about 15 kcal; count that amount if you consume all 5 g and the water in which they were steeped.

Added sugar, honey or juice also changes the total. A calorie estimate for those additions is separate from the estimate for plain, strained coriander water.

What are the nutrition facts for 250 ml of coriander water?

USDA FoodData Central lists values for coriander seeds under “Spices, coriander seed,” FDC ID 170922. The supplied USDA data do not provide a measured entry for prepared coriander water, so its nutrients per 250 ml cannot be calculated reliably from the seed values alone.

The seed values describe the dry ingredient, not a serving of the drink. Although coriander seeds contain fiber and minerals, the table does not establish how much of any nutrient ends up in a strained glass.

For a packaged coriander water, use the product’s nutrition label if one is available. For homemade coriander water, there is no dependable per-glass nutrient total without a measurement of the finished drink.

How does coriander water compare with juice and soda?

Plain, strained coriander water is generally lower in calories than juice or regular soda containing sugar. The comparison depends on the products and serving sizes: juice contains naturally occurring sugars, while regular soda commonly contains added sugar. A no-added-sugar juice can still contain calories from its natural sugar.

For a calculation, sugar provides about 4 kcal per gram. A drink containing 10 g of sugar therefore supplies approximately 40 kcal from that sugar, whether it is naturally present or added. If you add 10 g of sugar to a batch of coriander water, those 40 kcal are spread across the servings you pour from that batch.