Cabbage vs Kale: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cabbage has 25 kcal and Kale has 49 kcal, so Cabbage has 49% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 1.3 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 2.5 g). Kale has more carbohydrates (8.75 g vs 5.8 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 5.2 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cabbage - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cabbage - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cabbage
Serving size:
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one cabbage (3500g)cup, chopped (89g)
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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.
Kale
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handful (25g)cup, chopped (67g)
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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.

Cabbage vs Kale 100g Compare


per 100gCabbageKale
Calories25 49
Carbohydrates5.8 g8.75 g
Fat0.1 g0.93 g
Dietary fiber2.5 g3.6 g
Protein1.3 g4.28 g
Calcium40 mg150 mg
Iron0.47 mg1.47 mg
Magnessium12 mg47 mg
Phosphorus26 mg92 mg
Potassium170 mg491 mg
Sodium18 mg38 mg
Zink0.18 mg0.56 mg
Vitaminium A98 IU9990 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.061 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.04 mg0.13 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.234 mg1 mg
Vitaminium B50.212 mg0.091 mg
Vitaminium B60.124 mg0.271 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)53 µg141 µg
Vitaminium C36.6 mg120 mg
Vitaminium K76 µg704.8 µg
Beta karoten42 µg5927 µg

Less Calories in Cabbage

At first glance, you can see that in cabbage is much less calories than in kale.

Cabbage has 25 kcal per 100g and kale 49 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 96%.

In cabbage and in kale most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cabbage with kale in details.

Cabbage 100g

25kcal

Calories source

  • 79% CARBS.
  • 18% PROTEIN
  • 3% 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.