Brussels Sprouts vs Garlic: Make Healthy Choices

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

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

Brussels sprouts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Garlic vs Brussels sprouts: Nutrition Comparison

per 100g	Brussels sprouts	Garlic
Calories	43	149
Carbohydrates	8.95 g	33.06 g
Fat	0.3 g	0.5 g
Dietary fiber	3.8 g	2.1 g
Protein	3.38 g	6.36 g
Calcium	42 mg	181 mg
Iron	1.4 mg	1.7 mg
Magnessium	23 mg	25 mg
Phosphorus	69 mg	153 mg
Potassium	389 mg	401 mg
Sodium	25 mg	153 mg
Zink	0.42 mg	1.16 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.139 mg	0.2 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.9 mg	0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.745 mg	0.7 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.309 mg	0.596 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.219 mg	1.235 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	61 mg	3 mg
Vitaminium C	85 mg	31.2 mg
Vitaminium K	177 mg	1.7 mg
Beta karoten	450 mg	5 mg

Less Calories in Brussels sprouts

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

Brussels sprouts has 43 kcal per 100g and garlic 149 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 247%.

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

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

Brussels sprouts And Garlic Nutrition Difference

Calories:
garlic - 247% more than Brussels sprouts
Carbohydrates:
garlic - 269% more than Brussels sprouts
Fat:
garlic - 67% more than Brussels sprouts
Dietary fiber:
Brussels sprouts - 81% more than garlic
Protein:
garlic - 88% more than Brussels sprouts

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Less protein in Brussels sprouts

It is aslo easy to see see that in Brussels sprouts is less protein than in garlic.

There is 6.36g per 100g of garlic and 3.38g per 100g of Brussels sprouts so using simple math we can see that difference is about 88%.

Less carbohydrates in Brussels sprouts

In Brussels sprouts is less carbohydrates than in garlic.

There is 33.06g/100g of carbohydrates in garlic and 8.95g/100g in Brussels sprouts so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 269%.

Less fat in Brussels sprouts

In Brussels sprouts is less fats than in garlic.

The tables above show us that there is 0.5g/100g of fats in garlic and 0.3g/100g in Brussels sprouts. In this case difference is about 67%.