Which has more calories, Asparagus or Spinach?

Spinach has more calories than Asparagus: 23 kcal vs 20 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Spinach?

Spinach has more protein than Asparagus: 2.86 g vs 2.2 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Spinach?

Spinach has more fat than Asparagus: 0.39 g vs 0.12 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Spinach?

Spinach has more carbohydrates than Asparagus: 3.63 g vs 3.38 g per 100 g.

Asparagus vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so Asparagus has 13% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 11 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.

Spinach

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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)

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Asparagus vs Spinach 100g Compare

per 100g	Asparagus	Spinach
Calories	20	23
Carbohydrates	3.38 g	3.63 g
Fat	0.12 g	0.39 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	2.2 g
Protein	2.2 g	2.86 g
Calcium	24 mg	99 mg
Iron	1.14 mg	2.71 mg
Magnessium	14 mg	79 mg
Potassium	202 mg	558 mg
Sodium	2 mg	79 mg
Zink	0.54 mg	0.53 mg
Vitaminium A	756 IU	9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.143 mg	0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.141 mg	0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.978 mg	0.724 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.274 mg	0.065 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.091 mg	0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	52 µg	194 µg
Vitaminium C	5.6 mg	28.1 mg
Vitaminium E	1.13 mg	2.03 mg
Vitaminium K	41.6 µg	482.9 µg
Beta karoten	9 µg	5626 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

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

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 15%.

In asparagus and in spinach most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with spinach in details.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

49% CARBS
39% PROTEIN
12% 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.