Brussels sprouts vs Kale: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Brussels sprouts has 43 kcal and Kale has 49 kcal, so Brussels sprouts has 12% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 7.86 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Brussels sprouts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Brussels sprouts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Brussels Sprouts
Serving size:
  change
one Brussels sprouts (12g)handful (50g)cup (162g)half cup (81g)
5g10g15g20g30g40g50g60g80g100g120g140g160g180g200g220g250g300g350g400g450g500g600g700g800g900g1000g
1oz2oz3oz4oz5oz6oz7oz8oz10oz12oz15oz20oz25oz30oz35oz40oz50oz

Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
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.
Kale
Serving size:
  change
handful (25g)cup, chopped (67g)
5g10g15g20g30g40g50g60g80g100g120g140g160g180g200g220g250g300g350g400g450g500g600g700g800g900g1000g
1oz2oz3oz4oz5oz6oz7oz8oz10oz12oz15oz20oz25oz30oz35oz40oz50oz

Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
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.

Brussels Sprouts vs Kale 100g Compare


per 100gBrussels sproutsKale
Calories43 49
Carbohydrates8.95 g8.75 g
Fat0.3 g0.93 g
Dietary fiber3.8 g3.6 g
Protein3.38 g4.28 g
Calcium42 mg150 mg
Iron1.4 mg1.47 mg
Magnessium23 mg47 mg
Phosphorus69 mg92 mg
Potassium389 mg491 mg
Sodium25 mg38 mg
Zink0.42 mg0.56 mg
Vitaminium A754 IU9990 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.139 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.9 mg0.13 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.745 mg1 mg
Vitaminium B50.309 mg0.091 mg
Vitaminium B60.219 mg0.271 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)61 µg141 µg
Vitaminium C85 mg120 mg
Vitaminium K177 µg704.8 µg
Beta karoten450 µg5927 µg

Less Calories in Brussels sprouts

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

Brussels sprouts has 43 kcal per 100g and kale 49 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 14%.

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

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

Brussels sprouts 100g

43kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS.
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

  • 58% CARBS
  • 28% PROTEIN
  • 14% 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.