Beetroot vs Cassava: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Beetroot has 43 kcal and Cassava has 160 kcal, so Beetroot has 73% fewer calories.

Cassava has more carbohydrates (38.1 g vs 9.56 g). Relative to calories, Beetroot is the better protein source (3.74 g vs 0.85 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Beetroot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Beetroot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Beetroot
Serving size:
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one beetroot (110g)cup, slices (170g)cup, boiled (200g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

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.
Cassava
Serving size:
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one cassava (700g)cup (205g)half cup (102.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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.

Beetroot vs Cassava 100g Compare


per 100g Beetroot Cassava
Calories 43 160
Carbohydrates 9.56 g 38.06 g
Fat 0.17 g 0.28 g
Dietary fiber 2.8 g 1.8 g
Protein 1.61 g 1.36 g
Calcium 16 mg 16 mg
Iron 0.8 mg 0.27 mg
Magnessium 23 mg 21 mg
Potassium 325 mg 271 mg
Sodium 78 mg 14 mg
Vitaminium A 33 IU 13 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.031 mg 0.087 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.057 mg 0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.334 mg 0.854 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.067 mg 0.088 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 109 µg 0.027 µg
Vitaminium C 4.9 mg 20.6 mg
Vitaminium E 0.04 mg 0.19 mg
Vitaminium K 0.2 µg 0.002 µg

Less Calories in Beetroot

At first glance, you can see that in beetroot is much less calories than in cassava.

Beetroot has 43 kcal per 100g and cassava 160 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 272%.

In beetroot and in cassava most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare beetroot with cassava in details.

Beetroot 100g

43kcal

Calories source

  • 83% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Cassava 100g

160kcal

Calories source

  • 95% CARBS
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 2% 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.