scored 86/100
Also known as lavender, lavandula angustifolia, english lavender, food-grade lavender
Culinary lavender is an intensely aromatic flower used in tea and baking, rich in the relaxing terpene linalool and antioxidant polyphenols.
0.4 g net carbs after fiber.
Representative amounts for this food, not measured for this item. Real content varies widely by variety, ripeness and storage.
These are the scored components, not a sum: the published score also reflects normalisation across the catalog, so the parts above will not add to 86.
Culinary lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), also called English lavender, is a fragrant Mediterranean shrub whose dried purple buds are used as both a delicate seasoning and a soothing herbal infusion. Native to the dry, sunny hillsides of southern Europe, it has been used since antiquity in perfumery, bathing, and medicine, and food-grade angustifolia varieties carry the softest, least camphorous flavor. The dried buds are concentrated, so per-100g figures are high on paper while real culinary servings are tiny pinches. Lavender's character comes overwhelmingly from its volatile oil, dominated by linalool and linalyl acetate, the terpenes responsible for both its signature scent and its best-studied calming effects: inhaled and orally administered lavender oil have shown anxiety-reducing and sleep-supporting activity in clinical work. The buds also supply rosmarinic acid and other polyphenols with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Because the aroma is far stronger than the taste, lavender is used sparingly to perfume sweets, honey, and herbes de Provence, or steeped alone or with chamomile into an evening tea. As a tea or pinch-scale seasoning it contributes negligible calories or macronutrients; its value is aromatic and bioactive rather than nutritional.
Linalool and linalyl acetate modulate GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission and inhibit voltage-gated calcium channels, producing a calming, anxiolytic effect demonstrated for oral and inhaled lavender oil
The same terpenes lower autonomic arousal and sympathetic tone, easing the transition to sleep when taken as an evening infusion
Rosmarinic acid and related polyphenols scavenge free radicals and inhibit lipid peroxidation
Lavender's calming linalool aroma is best used before sleep to support winding down.
Fasting-compatible
As a tea or pinch seasoning it adds negligible calories and is fasting-compatible.
Per 100 g of the default form. Bars show how much higher or lower culinary lavender is than the average across 76 peer foods in this category. Green means a favorable direction; amber means the opposite.
Culinary Lavender is classified as a herbs & spices. Culinary lavender is an intensely aromatic flower used in tea and baking, rich in the relaxing terpene linalool and antioxidant polyphenols.
Culinary Lavender scores 86/100 in Formulate, making it a great choice. Its strongest contributions come from Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium. The score blends nutrient density, fiber, healthy fats, protein quality, bioactive compounds, and glycemic impact.
Not particularly. A 2 g serving provides about 0.1 g of protein (~0% of the 50 g daily value).
Not really. A 2 g serving provides about 0.8 g of fiber (~3% of the 28 g daily value).
Yes — it fits comfortably in most keto plans. A 2 g serving has about 0.4 g of net carbs (1.2 g total minus 0.8 g fiber).
Best in the evening. Lavender's calming linalool aroma is best used before sleep to support winding down.
A typical serving is around 2 g (~6 kcal), based on the FDA's Reference Amount Customarily Consumed for this food category. There's no fixed daily target — most adults benefit from rotating culinary lavender alongside several other herbs & spices sources.
Culinary Lavender pairs nicely with: Pair with honey and lemon because their sweetness and acidity balance lavender's perfumed intensity and prevent a soapy note; Combine with chamomile in a tea blend because both contribute calming bioactives for an evening infusion; Use with berries and vanilla because their fruity sweetness complements the floral terpenes in baking.
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