Ghee
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 3,660 kJ (870 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||
0 g | |||||||||||||||||||
99.5 g | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 61.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monounsaturated | 28.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Polyunsaturated | 3.69 g | ||||||||||||||||||
0.3 g | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||
| Water | 0.24 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 256 mg | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Ghee is a type of clarified butter, originating from India.[3] It is commonly used for cooking, as a traditional medicine, and for Hindu religious rituals.[4]
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings, Virginia A.; Harrison, Meghan; Oria, Maria, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. NCBI NBK545428.
- ^ "Ghee | Definition, Production, & Religious Significance". Britannica. 29 January 2025. ISSN 1085-9721. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
ghee, clarified butter, a staple food on the Indian subcontinent. As a cooking oil, ghee is the most widely used food in India, apart from wheat and rice.
- ^ "Perspective | Ghee has been an Indian staple for millennia. Now the rest of the world is catching on". Washington Post. 28 October 2021. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
ghee is poured into sacred fires to this day, a practice thought to be auspicious for marriages, funerals and other ceremonies.