Nutrition facts · Vegetables
Calories in Purslane
Raw purslane has 20 calories per 100 g, and a 1 cup serving (43 g) has about 9 calories. Most of its calories come from carbohydrates (3.4 g per 100 g), with protein close behind at 2 g and very little fat at 0.4 g.
Calories come from: Carbs 54% · Fat 14% · Protein 32%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 20 kcal | 2 g | 3.4 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 cup | 43 g | 9 kcal | 0.9 g | 1.5 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 plant | 3 g | 1 kcal | 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 20 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.4 g |
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| Sodium | 45 mg |
What changes the calories
- Cooking makes purslane wilt and shrink, so a cup of cooked purslane holds much more leaf than a cup of raw and has more calories per cup.
- Sautéing or stir-frying adds the calories of whatever oil or butter is used, which can easily outweigh the purslane itself.
- Dressings, cheese and other salad ingredients served with purslane often add far more calories than the leaves.
- How loosely or tightly you pack a cup changes how many grams, and therefore calories, you actually get.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh purslane on a kitchen scale rather than estimating by the cup, since loose leafy greens vary a lot in volume.
- Log purslane as raw by its raw weight, and log any cooking oil, dressing or toppings as separate items.
- In BerryFit, you can snap a photo of your salad or dish and then adjust the purslane and dressing portions to match what you used.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a cup of purslane?
A 1 cup serving of raw purslane (43 g) has about 9 calories. Cooked purslane packs down, so a cup of cooked leaves will have more.
Is purslane low in calories?
Yes, at 20 calories per 100 g it is among the lowest-calorie vegetables, similar to asparagus at 20 and tomato at 18 calories per 100 g.
How much protein is in purslane?
Raw purslane has 2 g of protein per 100 g, or about 0.9 g per cup.
Does cooking purslane change its calories?
Cooking itself doesn't add calories, but the leaves lose water and shrink, so calories per cup go up. Any oil or butter used adds its own calories on top.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Purslane, raw, FDC ID 169274); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
