How it's used
Used in tomato sauces, pizza, pasta dishes, or as a seasoning for roasted vegetables.
Herbs & Spices
oregano
An aromatic herb with a strong, earthy flavor, commonly used in Mediterranean and Italian cuisines.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in g
- Recipes using this ingredient
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Your kitchen
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In the kitchen
Substitutes
MarjoramThyme →
Pairs well with
Contains fat-soluble antioxidant compounds - cooking with olive oil helps the body absorb more of them.
Try it in the kitchen
Recipes that use oregano
MealMediterranean
Socca Breakfast Stack
A savoury Mediterranean breakfast stack of chickpea socca pancakes layered with tomato-white-bean ragù, spinach, olives, basil and yogurt-tahini sauce.
Open recipeMealMediterranean
Weeknight Lentil Ragù Pasta
An entry-level wholegrain pasta with a chunky lentil ragù, basil, lemon, nutritional yeast and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Open recipeMealLatin American
Pupusa Lunchbox with Curtido
A portable pupusa-style lunchbox with black bean filling, griddled maize dough, quick cabbage-carrot curtido, hot sauce and pumpkin seeds.
Open recipeMealAmerican
Cajun Red Beans & Rice
Beginner-friendly Cajun-style kidney beans simmered with tomato, pepper, celery and pantry spices, served over brown rice with hemp.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inVitamin KIronCalcium
Calories
180kcal
20% cal
Protein
9.0g
59% cal
Carbs
26.4g
21% cal
Fat
4.3g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre42.50g
Vitamin B120.00μg
Vitamin D0.00μg
Iodine0.00μg
Iron36.80mg
Zinc2.69mg
Calcium1597.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.