Cauliflower vs Mashed potato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cauliflower has 25 kcal and Mashed potato has 111 kcal, so Cauliflower has 77% fewer calories.

Mashed potato has more fat (3.79 g vs 0.28 g). Mashed potato has more carbohydrates (17.7 g vs 4.97 g). Relative to calories, Cauliflower is the better protein source (7.68 g vs 1.94 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cauliflower - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cauliflower - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cauliflower
Serving size:
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one cauliflower (880g)cup (105g)half cup (52.5g)1 floret (35g)
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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.
Mashed Potato
Serving size:
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standard serving size (180g)1 scoop (60g)cup (210g)half cup (105g)
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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.

Cauliflower vs Mashed Potato 100g Compare


per 100g Cauliflower Mashed potato
Calories 25 111
Carbohydrates 4.97 g 17.69 g
Fat 0.28 g 3.79 g
Dietary fiber 2 g 1.2 g
Protein 1.92 g 2.15 g
Calcium 22 mg 25 mg
Iron 0.42 mg 0.28 mg
Magnessium 15 mg 21 mg
Potassium 299 mg 330 mg
Sodium 30 mg 212 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.05 mg 0.088 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.06 mg 0.055 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.507 mg 1.107 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.184 mg 0.279 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 57 µg 0.008 µg
Vitaminium C 48.2 mg 10.1 mg
Vitaminium E 0.08 mg 0.31 mg
Vitaminium K 15.5 µg 0.002 µg

Less Calories in Cauliflower

At first glance, you can see that in cauliflower is much less calories than in mashed potato.

Cauliflower has 25 kcal per 100g and mashed potato 111 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 344%.

In cauliflower and in mashed potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cauliflower with mashed potato in details.

Cauliflower 100g

25kcal

Calories source

  • 66% CARBS.
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT

Mashed potato 100g

111kcal

Calories source

  • 62% CARBS
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 30% 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.