Are coriander leaves good for weight loss and diabetes?

Numbers worked out by Poshan Labs from IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN), using the rules on How the ratings work. Last updated 26 October 2026.

Nutrition per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g
Energy	31 kcal
Protein	3.5 g
Carbohydrate	1.9 g
Fibre	4.7 g
Sugars	0.2 g
Fat	0.7 g
Vitamin C	23.9 mg
Folate	51 µg
Magnesium	72.7 mg

Where its calories come from

Protein 50%
Carbohydrate 27%
Fat 22%

Worked out from the protein, carbohydrate and fat above, at 4, 4 and 9 kcal a gram.

How many calories in one serving of coriander leaves?

About 1 kcal for a tablespoon, chopped (4 g), and about 2 kcal if you have two.

One serving, against your day

One serving (4 g) fills less than 5% of an adult woman's daily need for every nutrient measured here. The largest share is Vitamin C, at 1.5% (1 mg).

Source

Source: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), food code G009. Daily need is from ICMR-NIN Nutrient Requirements for Indians 2020, adult woman, moderate activity.

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Are coriander leaves good for weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause?

Weight loss

Fine in small amounts

A tablespoon, chopped (4 g) is too little to change your numbers much either way.

PCOS and PCOD

Fine in small amounts

A tablespoon, chopped (4 g) is too little to change your numbers much either way.

Diabetes

Fine in small amounts

A tablespoon, chopped (4 g) is too little to change your numbers much either way.

Menopause

Fine in small amounts

A tablespoon, chopped (4 g) is too little to change your numbers much either way.

All four goalsFine in small amountsA tablespoon, chopped (4 g) is too little to change your numbers much either way.

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Also called

Assamese: Dhania paat; Bengali: Dhone pata; Gujarati: Dhana pandada; Hindi: Hara dhania; Kannada: Kothambari; Kashmiri: Daaniwal; Malayalam: Kothamalli; Marathi: Kothimbir; Odia: Dhania Patra; Punjabi: Hara dhaniya patta; Tamil: Kothamalli; Telugu: Kothimiri; Urdu: Hara dhaniya.

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A sample diet chart that uses it, one for each goal (1,500 calories): Weight loss, vegetarian PCOS and PCOD, Jain Diabetes, eggetarian Menopause, Jain

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