Brussels Sprouts vs Cabbage: Nutrition Showdown

Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

Brussels sprouts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Cabbage vs Brussels sprouts: Nutrition Comparison

per 100g	Brussels sprouts	Cabbage
Calories	43	25
Carbohydrates	8.95 g	5.8 g
Fat	0.3 g	0.1 g
Dietary fiber	3.8 g	2.5 g
Protein	3.38 g	1.3 g
Calcium	42 mg	40 mg
Iron	1.4 mg	0.47 mg
Magnessium	23 mg	12 mg
Phosphorus	69 mg	26 mg
Potassium	389 mg	170 mg
Sodium	25 mg	18 mg
Zink	0.42 mg	0.18 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.139 mg	0.061 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.9 mg	0.04 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.745 mg	0.234 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.309 mg	0.212 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.219 mg	0.124 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	61 mg	53 mg
Vitaminium C	85 mg	36.6 mg
Vitaminium K	177 mg	76 mg
Beta karoten	450 mg	42 mg

More Calories in Brussels sprouts

At first glance, you can see that in Brussels sprouts is much more calories than in cabbage.

Brussels sprouts has 43 kcal per 100g and cabbage 25 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 72%.

In Brussels sprouts and in cabbage most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare Brussels sprouts with cabbage in details.

Brussels sprouts And Cabbage Nutrition Difference

Calories:
Brussels sprouts - 72% more than cabbage
Carbohydrates:
Brussels sprouts - 54% more than cabbage
Fat:
Brussels sprouts - 200% more than cabbage
Dietary fiber:
Brussels sprouts - 52% more than cabbage
Protein:
Brussels sprouts - 160% more than cabbage

Add Brussels sprouts to calculator

Add Cabbage to calculator

More protein in Brussels sprouts

It is aslo easy to see see that in Brussels sprouts is more protein than in cabbage.

There is 1.3g per 100g of cabbage and 3.38g per 100g of Brussels sprouts so using simple math we can see that difference is about 160%.

More carbohydrates in Brussels sprouts

In Brussels sprouts is more carbohydrates than in cabbage.

There is 5.8g/100g of carbohydrates in cabbage and 8.95g/100g in Brussels sprouts so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 54%.

More fat in Brussels sprouts

In Brussels sprouts is more fats than in cabbage.

The tables above show us that there is 0.1g/100g of fats in cabbage and 0.3g/100g in Brussels sprouts. In this case difference is about 200%.