Broccoli vs Yam: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Broccoli has 34 kcal and Yam has 118 kcal, so Broccoli has 71% fewer calories.

Broccoli has more protein (2.82 g vs 1.53 g). Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 2.6 g). Yam has more carbohydrates (27.9 g vs 6.64 g). Relative to calories, Broccoli is the better protein source (8.29 g vs 1.3 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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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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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.
Yam
Serving size:
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one yam (240g)cup, cubes (150g)
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Protein g
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0%

Calcium mg
0%

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.

Broccoli vs Yam 100g Compare


per 100gBroccoliYam
Calories34 118
Carbohydrates6.64 g27.88 g
Fat0.37 g0.17 g
Dietary fiber2.6 g4.1 g
Protein2.82 g1.53 g
Calcium47 mg17 mg
Iron0.73 mg0.54 mg
Magnessium21 mg21 mg
Potassium316 mg816 mg
Sodium33 mg9 mg
Vitaminium A623 IU138 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.071 mg0.112 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.117 mg0.032 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.639 mg0.552 mg
Vitaminium B50.573 mg0.314 mg
Vitaminium B60.175 mg0.293 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)63 µg0.023 µg
Vitaminium C89.2 mg17.1 mg
Vitaminium E0.17 mg0.35 mg
Vitaminium K101.6 µg0.002 µg
Beta karoten361 µg83 µg

Less Calories in Broccoli

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

Broccoli has 34 kcal per 100g and yam 118 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 247%.

In broccoli and in yam most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare broccoli with yam in details.

Broccoli 100g

34kcal

Calories source

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

Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

  • 94% CARBS
  • 5% 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.