Asparagus vs Broccoli: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Broccoli has 34 kcal, so Asparagus has 41% fewer calories.

Broccoli has more carbohydrates (6.64 g vs 3.38 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 8.29 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.
Broccoli
Serving size:
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one broccoli (520g)cup, flowerets (71g)cup (156g)half cup (78g)1 floweret (60g)
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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 Broccoli 100g Compare


per 100g Asparagus Broccoli
Calories 20 34
Carbohydrates 3.38 g 6.64 g
Fat 0.12 g 0.37 g
Dietary fiber 2.1 g 2.6 g
Protein 2.2 g 2.82 g
Calcium 24 mg 47 mg
Iron 1.14 mg 0.73 mg
Magnessium 14 mg 21 mg
Potassium 202 mg 316 mg
Sodium 2 mg 33 mg
Zink 0.54 mg 0.41 mg
Vitaminium A 756 IU 623 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.143 mg 0.071 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.141 mg 0.117 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.978 mg 0.639 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.274 mg 0.573 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.091 mg 0.175 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 52 µg 63 µg
Vitaminium C 5.6 mg 89.2 mg
Vitaminium E 1.13 mg 0.17 mg
Vitaminium K 41.6 µg 101.6 µg
Beta karoten 9 µg 361 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is much less calories than in broccoli.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and broccoli 34 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 70%.

In asparagus and in broccoli most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with broccoli in details.

Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

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

Broccoli 100g

34kcal

Calories source

  • 65% CARBS
  • 27% PROTEIN
  • 8% 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.