Asparagus vs Cauliflower: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Cauliflower has 25 kcal, so Asparagus has 20% fewer calories.

Cauliflower has more carbohydrates (4.97 g vs 3.38 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 7.68 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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Amount Per Serving:
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Dietary Fiber g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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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.
Cauliflower
Serving size:
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one cauliflower (880g)cup (105g)half cup (52.5g)1 floret (35g)
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Dietary Fiber g
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Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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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 Cauliflower 100g Compare


per 100g Asparagus Cauliflower
Calories 20 25
Carbohydrates 3.38 g 4.97 g
Fat 0.12 g 0.28 g
Dietary fiber 2.1 g 2 g
Protein 2.2 g 1.92 g
Calcium 24 mg 22 mg
Iron 1.14 mg 0.42 mg
Magnessium 14 mg 15 mg
Potassium 202 mg 299 mg
Sodium 2 mg 30 mg
Zink 0.54 mg 0.27 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.143 mg 0.05 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.141 mg 0.06 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.978 mg 0.507 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.274 mg 0.667 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.091 mg 0.184 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 52 µg 57 µg
Vitaminium C 5.6 mg 48.2 mg
Vitaminium E 1.13 mg 0.08 mg
Vitaminium K 41.6 µg 15.5 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

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

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and cauliflower 25 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 25%.

In asparagus and in cauliflower most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with cauliflower in details.

Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

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

Cauliflower 100g

25kcal

Calories source

  • 66% CARBS
  • 26% 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.