Morus nigra

Mulberries, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	180 kJ (43 kcal)
Carbohydrates	9.8 g
Sugars	8.1
Dietary fiber	1.7 g
Fat	0.39 g
Saturated	0.27 g
Monounsaturated	0.041 g
Polyunsaturated	0.207 g
Protein	1.44 g
Vitamins	Quantity %DV†
Vitamin A equiv.	0% 1 μg
Vitamin A	25 IU
Thiamine (B1)	2% 0.029 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	8% 0.101 mg
Niacin (B3)	4% 0.62 mg
Vitamin B6	3% 0.05 mg
Folate (B9)	2% 6 μg
Choline	2% 12.3 mg
Vitamin C	40% 36.4 mg
Vitamin E	6% 0.87 mg
Vitamin K	7% 7.8 μg
Minerals	Quantity %DV†
Calcium	3% 39 mg
Iron	10% 1.85 mg
Magnesium	4% 18 mg
Phosphorus	3% 38 mg
Potassium	6% 194 mg
Sodium	0% 10 mg
Zinc	1% 0.12 mg
	Link to USDA Database entry
	†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.

Black mulberry
	Plate from book: Flora of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (1885)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Morus
Species:	M. nigra
Binomial name
	Morus nigra; L.

Morus nigra, called black mulberry^[3] (not to be confused with the blackberries that are various species of Rubus),^[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae that is native to southwestern Asia, where it has been cultivated for so long that its precise natural range is unknown.^[5] The black mulberry is known for its large number of chromosomes.

^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
^ "Morus nigra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ "Definition And Classification Of Commodities (Draft) 8. Fruits And Derived Products". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[FDADailyValues-1] United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[NationalAcademiesPotassium-2] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

[3] "Morus nigra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[4] "Definition And Classification Of Commodities (Draft) 8. Fruits And Derived Products". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

[RHSAZ-5] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

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Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	180 kJ (43 kcal)

Carbohydrates	9.8 g
Sugars	8.1
Dietary fiber	1.7 g


Fat	0.39 g
Saturated	0.27 g
Monounsaturated	0.041 g
Polyunsaturated	0.207 g


Protein	1.44 g


Vitamins	Quantity %DV^†
Vitamin A equiv.	0% 1 μg
Vitamin A	25 IU
Thiamine (B1)	2% 0.029 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	8% 0.101 mg
Niacin (B3)	4% 0.62 mg
Vitamin B6	3% 0.05 mg
Folate (B9)	2% 6 μg
Choline	2% 12.3 mg
Vitamin C	40% 36.4 mg
Vitamin E	6% 0.87 mg
Vitamin K	7% 7.8 μg


Minerals	Quantity %DV^†
Calcium	3% 39 mg
Iron	10% 1.85 mg
Magnesium	4% 18 mg
Phosphorus	3% 38 mg
Potassium	6% 194 mg
Sodium	0% 10 mg
Zinc	1% 0.12 mg

Link to USDA Database entry
^†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,^[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.^[2]