Broccoli vs Sweet potato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Broccoli has 34 kcal and Sweet potato has 86 kcal, so Broccoli has 60% fewer calories.

Broccoli has more protein (2.82 g vs 1.57 g). Sweet potato has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 6.64 g). Relative to calories, Broccoli is the better protein source (8.29 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Broccoli - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Broccoli - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Broccoli
Serving size:
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one broccoli (520g)cup, flowerets (71g)cup (156g)half cup (78g)1 floweret (60g)
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Saturated Fat g
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Vitaminium C mg
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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.
Sweet Potato
Serving size:
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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)
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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.

Broccoli vs Sweet Potato 100g Compare


per 100gBroccoliSweet potato
Calories34 86
Carbohydrates6.64 g20.12 g
Fat0.37 g0.05 g
Dietary fiber2.6 g3 g
Protein2.82 g1.57 g
Calcium47 mg30 mg
Iron0.73 mg0.61 mg
Magnessium21 mg25 mg
Potassium316 mg337 mg
Sodium33 mg55 mg
Vitaminium A623 IU14187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.071 mg0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.117 mg0.061 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.639 mg0.557 mg
Vitaminium B50.573 mg0.8 mg
Vitaminium B60.175 mg0.209 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)63 µg0.011 µg
Vitaminium C89.2 mg2.4 mg
Vitaminium E0.17 mg0.26 mg
Vitaminium K101.6 µg0.002 µg
Beta karoten361 µg8509 µg

Less Calories in Broccoli

At first glance, you can see that in broccoli is much less calories than in sweet potato.

Broccoli has 34 kcal per 100g and sweet potato 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 153%.

In broccoli and in sweet potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare broccoli with sweet potato in details.

Broccoli 100g

34kcal

Calories source

  • 65% CARBS.
  • 27% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 1% 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.