scored 95/100
Also known as pumpkin spice, pie spice, mixed spice
Pumpkin pie spice is a cinnamon-led sweet-warm blend with ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves, rich in manganese and calcium and carrying cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and gingerols.
0.6 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 95.
Pumpkin pie spice is the autumn baking staple that flavors far more than pie, lending its cozy warmth to pancakes, lattes, oatmeal, baked squash, and quick breads. The blend is led by cinnamon, the most generously used component, and rounded with ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves; it is essentially a sweet-leaning cousin of the savory warm-spice blends. Because cinnamon and the other barks and seeds in it are mineral-dense, the powder is rich in manganese (~15 mg per 100 g) and calcium (~750 mg) with useful iron, potassium, and magnesium, at about 340 kcal per 100 g, though its by-the-teaspoon baking use keeps its real nutrient contribution modest. The interest, as with all warm-spice blends, is phytochemical: cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon, eugenol from cloves and allspice, pungent gingerols from ginger, and aromatic myristicin from nutmeg combine into a fragrant, antioxidant-rich profile. A note of caution applies to nutmeg, whose myristicin is psychoactive at very high doses, irrelevant at culinary amounts but worth knowing. Treat pumpkin pie spice as a flavorful seasoning that adds a quiet antioxidant lift to sweet cooking.
Cinnamaldehyde and related cinnamon polyphenols may improve insulin sensitivity and slow gastric emptying, blunting post-meal glucose spikes
Eugenol, gingerols, and cinnamaldehyde scavenge free radicals and modulate inflammatory signaling
Cinnamon-derived manganese is a cofactor for mitochondrial superoxide dismutase
No circadian dependency; benefits from regular culinary use.
Fasting-compatible
Negligible calories at culinary doses; compatible with fasting.
Per 100 g of the default form. Bars show how much higher or lower pumpkin pie spice is than the average across 76 peer foods in this category. Green means a favorable direction; amber means the opposite.
Pumpkin Pie Spice is classified as a herbs & spices. Pumpkin pie spice is a cinnamon-led sweet-warm blend with ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves, rich in manganese and calcium and carrying cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and gingerols.
Pumpkin Pie Spice scores 95/100 in Formulate, making it an exceptional choice. Its strongest contributions come from Manganese, Iron, Calcium. 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).
In a 2 g serving, pumpkin pie spice is highest in Manganese (~13% DV).
Yes — it fits comfortably in most keto plans. A 2 g serving has about 0.6 g of net carbs (1.4 g total minus 0.8 g fiber).
Best any time of day. No circadian dependency; benefits from regular culinary use.
A typical serving is around 2 g (~7 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 pumpkin pie spice alongside several other herbs & spices sources.
Pumpkin Pie Spice pairs nicely with: Pair with oats and yogurt where the warm spices add flavor without added sugar; Combine with coffee or milk for a lower-sugar spiced latte that leverages the aromatics; Use to season roasted squash and sweet potato to enhance natural sweetness without sweeteners.
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