Broccoli vs Watercress: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Broccoli has 34 kcal and Watercress has 11 kcal, so Watercress has 68% fewer calories.

Broccoli has more fiber (2.6 g vs 0.5 g). Broccoli has more carbohydrates (6.64 g vs 1.29 g). Relative to calories, Watercress is the better protein source (20.9 g vs 8.29 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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* 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.
Watercress
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handful (30g)cup (34g)half cup (17g)
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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.

Broccoli vs Watercress 100g Compare


per 100gBroccoliWatercress
Calories34 11
Carbohydrates6.64 g1.29 g
Fat0.37 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber2.6 g0.5 g
Protein2.82 g2.3 g
Calcium47 mg120 mg
Iron0.73 mg0.2 mg
Magnessium21 mg21 mg
Potassium316 mg330 mg
Sodium33 mg41 mg
Zink0.41 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium A623 IU3191 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.071 mg0.09 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.117 mg0.12 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.639 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium B50.573 mg0.31 mg
Vitaminium B60.175 mg0.129 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)63 µg9 µg
Vitaminium C89.2 mg43 mg
Vitaminium E0.17 mg1 mg
Vitaminium K101.6 µg250 µg

More Calories in Broccoli

At first glance, you can see that in broccoli is much more calories than in watercress.

Broccoli has 34 kcal per 100g and watercress 11 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 209%.

In broccoli and in watercress most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare broccoli with watercress in details.

Broccoli 100g

34kcal

Calories source

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

Watercress 100g

11kcal

Calories source

  • 34% CARBS
  • 60% PROTEIN
  • 6% 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.