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Celery

Apium graveolens

Also known as Celery stalks, Pascal celery, Celeriac (root variety)

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The fibrous leaf stalks of a cultivated umbellifer, eaten raw or used as an aromatic base in cooking. It is mostly water by weight and one of the few vegetables with a meaningful natural sodium content.

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Potential health benefits

Best supported: Insufficient

Ordered by how well the human research supports them — strongest first. A rating describes the state of the evidence, not how impressive the food is. How we rate evidence.

Healthy blood pressure

Heart Health
Insufficient evidence

Celery and its phthalide compounds are widely promoted for blood pressure. Almost all of that research is in rodents or isolated tissue, and there is no dependable human trial evidence behind the claim.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

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Inflammatory markers

Inflammation
Insufficient evidence

Claims that celery juice reduces inflammation rest on laboratory work with isolated apigenin and luteolin. Human trials measuring inflammatory markers after drinking or eating celery have not been done.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

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Kidney and urinary function

Kidney & Urinary Health
Insufficient evidence

Celery juice is promoted for cleansing the kidneys and clearing the body of unwanted substances. No dependable human research supports any of that, and the kidneys and liver already perform those functions without dietary help.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

2 sources

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Satiety and appetite

Weight Management
Insufficient evidence

Celery is very low in energy and high in water and fibre, and foods with those properties are associated with lower energy intake in feeding studies. That is a property of the food category rather than a finding about celery itself.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

No source is attached to this association yet, so it is rated insufficient by default. It is listed because people commonly ask about it — not because there is evidence for it.

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories14 kcal1%
Protein0.69 g1%
Total fat0.17 g0%
Carbohydrate2.97 g1%
Fibre1.6 g6%
Total sugars1.34 g—
Water95.4 g—
Fats
Saturated fat0.042 g0%
Monounsaturated fat0.032 g—
Polyunsaturated fat0.079 g—
Cholesterol0 mg0%
EPA (omega-3)0 g—
DHA (omega-3)0 g—
DPA (omega-3)0 g—
Linoleic acid (omega-6)0.079 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A22 µg2%
Vitamin C3.1 mg3%
Vitamin D0 µg0%
Vitamin E0.27 mg2%
Vitamin K29.3 µg24%
Thiamin (B1)0.021 mg2%
Riboflavin (B2)0.057 mg4%
Niacin (B3)0.32 mg2%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.246 mg5%
Vitamin B60.074 mg4%
Folate36 µg9%
Vitamin B120 µg0%
Choline6.1 mg1%
Minerals
Calcium40 mg3%
Iron0.2 mg1%
Magnesium11 mg3%
Phosphorus24 mg2%
Potassium260 mg6%
Sodium80 mg3%
Zinc0.13 mg1%
Copper0.035 mg4%
Manganese0.103 mg4%
Selenium0.4 µg1%
Other measured compounds
Beta-carotene270 µg—
Alpha-carotene0 µg—
Lycopene0 µg—
Lutein + zeaxanthin283 µg—
Caffeine0 mg—
Ash0.75 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Celery, raw (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 169988).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

Bioactive compounds

Compounds present in meaningful amounts. Presence is banded rather than quantified, because whole-food levels vary enormously with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

  • crushedReduces fibre

    Juicing removes essentially all of the insoluble fibre, which is the component of celery with the clearest dietary role. What remains is water, sodium, potassium and a modest amount of polyphenol.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Allergy

    Celery is a declarable major allergen

    Celery is one of the fourteen allergens that must be declared on food labels in the European Union, because it causes genuine anaphylaxis rather than only oral symptoms. It cross-reacts with mugwort pollen, birch pollen and spices such as carrot, fennel and coriander, and the responsible proteins in celeriac are partly heat-stable, so cooking does not reliably remove the risk.

  • Worth knowing

    Furanocoumarins and phytophotodermatitis

    Celery contains psoralens, and diseased or stressed stalks contain far more. Handling large quantities followed by sun exposure has caused blistering burns in harvesters and kitchen workers.

  • Worth knowing

    Juicing removes the fibre

    Celery juice discards the insoluble fibre that makes up most of what celery contributes to a meal, and concentrates the stalks of several plants into one glass along with their sodium and oxalate.

  • Worth knowing

    Natural sodium content

    Celery carries more sodium than nearly any other fresh vegetable. The amount is small in dietary terms, but it is why celery salt and celery juice are not the sodium-free foods they are sometimes assumed to be.