Beetroot vs Kale: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Beetroot has 43 kcal and Kale has 49 kcal, so Beetroot has 12% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 1.61 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 3.74 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

Beetroot
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one beetroot (110g)cup, slices (170g)cup, boiled (200g)
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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.
Kale
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handful (25g)cup, chopped (67g)
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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.

Beetroot vs Kale 100g Compare


per 100gBeetrootKale
Calories43 49
Carbohydrates9.56 g8.75 g
Fat0.17 g0.93 g
Dietary fiber2.8 g3.6 g
Protein1.61 g4.28 g
Calcium16 mg150 mg
Iron0.8 mg1.47 mg
Magnessium23 mg47 mg
Potassium325 mg491 mg
Sodium78 mg38 mg
Zink0.35 mg0.56 mg
Vitaminium A33 IU9990 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.031 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.057 mg0.13 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.334 mg1 mg
Vitaminium B50.155 mg0.091 mg
Vitaminium B60.067 mg0.271 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)109 µg141 µg
Vitaminium C4.9 mg120 mg
Vitaminium K0.2 µg704.8 µg
Beta karoten20 µg5927 µg

Less Calories in Beetroot

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

Beetroot has 43 kcal per 100g and kale 49 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 14%.

In beetroot and in kale most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare beetroot with kale in details.

Beetroot 100g

43kcal

Calories source

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

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

  • 58% CARBS
  • 28% PROTEIN
  • 14% 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.