Bok choy lettuce vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Bok choy lettuce has 13 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so Bok choy lettuce has 43% fewer calories.
Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.5 g). Spinach has more fiber (2.2 g vs 1 g). Spinach has more carbohydrates (3.63 g vs 2.18 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 11.5 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Bok Choy vs Spinach 100g Compare
| per 100g | Bok choy lettuce | Spinach |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 13 | 23 |
| Carbohydrates | 2.18 g | 3.63 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g | 0.39 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1 g | 2.2 g |
| Protein | 1.5 g | 2.86 g |
| Calcium | 105 mg | 99 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg | 2.71 mg |
| Magnessium | 19 mg | 79 mg |
| Potassium | 252 mg | 558 mg |
| Sodium | 65 mg | 79 mg |
| Zink | 0.19 mg | 0.53 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 4468 IU | 9377 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.04 mg | 0.078 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.07 mg | 0.189 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.5 mg | 0.724 mg |
| Vitaminium B5 | 0.088 mg | 0.065 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.194 mg | 0.195 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 66 µg | 194 µg |
| Vitaminium C | 45 mg | 28.1 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 45.5 µg | 482.9 µg |
| Beta karoten | 2681 µg | 5626 µg |
Less Calories in Bok choy
At first glance, you can see that in bok choy is much less calories than in spinach.
Bok choy has 13 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 77%.
In bok choy and in spinach most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare bok choy with spinach in details.
Bok choy lettuce 100g
13kcalCalories source
- 53% CARBS.
- 36% PROTEIN
- 11% FAT
Spinach 100g
23kcalCalories 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.