Beetroot vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Beetroot has 43 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so Spinach has 47% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.61 g). Beetroot has more carbohydrates (9.56 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 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.
Spinach
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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)
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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 Spinach 100g Compare


per 100gBeetrootSpinach
Calories43 23
Carbohydrates9.56 g3.63 g
Fat0.17 g0.39 g
Dietary fiber2.8 g2.2 g
Protein1.61 g2.86 g
Calcium16 mg99 mg
Iron0.8 mg2.71 mg
Magnessium23 mg79 mg
Potassium325 mg558 mg
Sodium78 mg79 mg
Zink0.35 mg0.53 mg
Vitaminium A33 IU9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.031 mg0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.057 mg0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.334 mg0.724 mg
Vitaminium B50.155 mg0.065 mg
Vitaminium B60.067 mg0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)109 µg194 µg
Vitaminium C4.9 mg28.1 mg
Vitaminium E0.04 mg2.03 mg
Vitaminium K0.2 µg482.9 µg
Beta karoten20 µg5626 µg

More Calories in Beetroot

At first glance, you can see that in beetroot is much more calories than in spinach.

Beetroot has 43 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 87%.

In beetroot and in spinach most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare beetroot with spinach in details.

Beetroot 100g

43kcal

Calories source

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

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% 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.