Celery is an herb having aromatic leaf stalks that can be eaten raw or even cooked. It is widely cultivated herb, which is named as Apium graveolens, it is a species of plant family named as Apiaceae. It is commonly known as celery. It is European herb of carrot family in which stalks are eaten as a vegetable. Both the ribs and stalks of this vegetable are edible and can be used in many ways.

Celery is a crispy biennial plant that is cultivated from many years in various forms. At the time of growing, the celery plant has a cluster of stalks, green leaves, and white flowers on its top during blooming season. Celery has many nutrients in it and it has calories also. Here are following figures, which show how many calories in celery are. In small stalk of celery, which is, about 5"long has 2-3 calories. A medium stalk of celery, which is 7" to 8" long, has 6 calories. In large stalk of celery that is 11" to 12" could has 9 calories. In a cup of chopped celery that is approx. 3.6oz, have 14 calories and 100gms of celery contains 16 calories. Overall, there are 4 calories in one ounce of celery. One stalk of celery contains 5 calories and half cup of diced celery contains 10 calories.

Celery requires more energy to digest than the calorie it contains in it. The individual stalk of celery termed as stalks or ribs. There are many varieties of celery. It ranges from light to dark. There is even a red color of celery, which is known as violet de tours, it is best in use in the form of salads. It turns into green from red, if cooked. It is necessary to wash celery before using and removing outer strings from it.

Celery is a flavoring ingredient, which gives aroma smell and depth to the recipe like stews, soups and sauces. Few people keep the chopped celery into the freezer so that they can add it in the recipe for increasing the flavor and aroma in dishes. It is great vegetable for dieters having low calorie and requires more calorie to digest. Through various diet charts, one can know about how many calories in celery.

To produce one acre of celery, just one ounce of celery seeds are required. One stalk of celery contains about 10 calories in it. It also contains negative calories in it that means celery needs more calories for digestion as compared with the calories it has. It consumes more calories for digestion when eating it. Thus, it helps in reducing weight and fat loss. The people who want to lose the weight should adopt celery without thinking how many calories in celery are present. Some people are allergic to celery may also be allergic for the mugwort pollen. The root of celery is more allergic in comparison to stem. Therefore, it is very dangerous for the people who are allergic to the celery. Celery can be used with the onions & carrots, which together forms the 'holy trinity'. This is a dish that is served in French cuisine.