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Homemade mint sauce is a condiment usually made from chopped mint, vinegar and sugar. The figures here describe a recipe rather than a packaged product. Per 100g, it provides 358 kJ of energy, 19g of carbohydrate, 0.1g of fat and 0.01g of salt. Carbohydrate is its main energy-providing nutrient.

Carbohydrates provide energy for the body. Although sugar is usually an ingredient in mint sauce, a separate sugar value is not supplied here, so total carbohydrate should not be read as sugar content. The composition of homemade sauces can vary with the recipe. Full nutrient figures for this recipe are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

85 kcal

Energy

358 kJ

Fat

0.1g

of which saturates

Trace

Carbohydrate

19g

Protein

0.8g

Salt

0.01g

Water

77g

Cholesterol

0mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

22µg

Vitamin D

0µg

Vitamin E

0.87mg

Vitamin C

5mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.02mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.06mg

Niacin (B3)

0.2mg

Vitamin B12

0µg

Folate

19µg

Calcium

39mg

Iron

1.7mg

Magnesium

0mg

Phosphorus

17mg

Potassium

59mg

Sodium

5mg

Other types of mint sauce

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Mint sauce

101 kcal

1.6g

Trace

–

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published