Dried ground oregano has a robust, peppery, slightly bitter flavour from carvacrol and thymol that actually intensifies when dried compared to fresh. Per tablespoon it provides excellent vitamin K, useful iron, manganese, calcium, and antioxidant rosmarinic acid. It is one of the few herbs that holds up well to long cooking and even improves with heat.
Add dried oregano early in cooked dishes; it releases its full flavour over 20-30 minutes of cooking. Mediterranean oregano (Greek) is more intense than Mexican; both are excellent but suit different cuisines.
Where Oregano, dried, ground Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 1,597 mg | 200% | |
| Potassium | 1,260 mg | 63% | |
| Magnesium | 270 mg | 72% | |
| Folate | 237 µg | 119% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 170 µg | 24% | |
| Phosphorus | 148 mg | 21% | |
| Iron | 36.8 mg | 263% | |
| Selenium | 5.00 µg | 9% | |
| Manganese | 4.99 mg | 250% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 4.60 mg | 29% | |
| Zinc | 2.70 mg | 27% | |
| Vitamin C | 2.00 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1.04 mg | 74% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.920 mg | 15% | |
| Copper | 0.630 mg | 63% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.530 mg | 38% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.180 mg | 16% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 1.37 g | — | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.720 g | — | |
| Trans fat | 0.000 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 1.90 g | — | |
| Fructose | 1.10 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.900 g | — | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 1,021 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
How we source and normalise our data →
Phytochemicals
Bioactive plant compounds — not classified as essential nutrients but associated with a range of health benefits.