Asparagus vs Bok choy lettuce: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Bok choy lettuce has 13 kcal, so Bok choy lettuce has 35% fewer calories.

Asparagus has more fiber (2.1 g vs 1 g). Asparagus has more carbohydrates (3.38 g vs 2.18 g). Relative to calories, Bok choy lettuce is the better protein source (11.5 g vs 11 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus
Serving size:
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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Bok Choy
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one bok choy (230g)cup (70g)half cup (35g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Asparagus vs Bok Choy 100g Compare


per 100gAsparagusBok choy lettuce
Calories20 13
Carbohydrates3.38 g2.18 g
Fat0.12 g0.2 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g1 g
Protein2.2 g1.5 g
Calcium24 mg105 mg
Iron1.14 mg0.8 mg
Magnessium14 mg19 mg
Phosphorus52 mg37 mg
Potassium202 mg252 mg
Sodium2 mg65 mg
Zink0.54 mg0.19 mg
Vitaminium A756 IU4468 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.143 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.141 mg0.07 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.978 mg0.5 mg
Vitaminium B50.274 mg0.088 mg
Vitaminium B60.091 mg0.194 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)52 µg66 µg
Vitaminium C5.6 mg45 mg
Vitaminium K41.6 µg45.5 µg
Beta karoten9 µg2681 µg

More Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is much more calories than in bok choy.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and bok choy 13 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 54%.

In asparagus and in bok choy most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with bok choy in details.

Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

  • 58% CARBS.
  • 38% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Bok choy lettuce 100g

13kcal

Calories source

  • 53% CARBS
  • 36% PROTEIN
  • 11% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.