Which has more calories, Asparagus or Broccoli?

Broccoli has more calories than Asparagus: 34 kcal vs 20 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Broccoli?

Broccoli has more protein than Asparagus: 2.82 g vs 2.2 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Broccoli?

Broccoli has more fat than Asparagus: 0.37 g vs 0.12 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Broccoli?

Broccoli has more carbohydrates than Asparagus: 6.64 g vs 3.38 g per 100 g.

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

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus

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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

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one broccoli (520g)cup, flowerets (71g)cup (156g)half cup (78g)1 floweret (60g)

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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.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Broccoli 100g

34kcal

Calories source

65% CARBS
27% PROTEIN
8% FAT

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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.