Kale vs Cilantro: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Cilantro has 23 kcal, so Cilantro has 53% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 2.13 g). Kale has more carbohydrates (8.75 g vs 3.67 g). Relative to calories, Cilantro is the better protein source (9.26 g vs 8.73 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Kale - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Kale - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Kale
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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.
Cilantro
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Kale vs Cilantro 100g Compare


per 100gKaleCilantro
Calories49 23
Carbohydrates8.75 g3.67 g
Fat0.93 g0.52 g
Dietary fiber3.6 g2.8 g
Protein4.28 g2.13 g
Calcium150 mg67 mg
Iron1.47 mg1.77 mg
Magnessium47 mg26 mg
Potassium491 mg521 mg
Sodium38 mg46 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.11 mg0.067 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.13 mg0.162 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1 mg1.114 mg
Vitaminium B60.271 mg0.149 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)141 µg0.062 µg
Vitaminium C120 mg27 mg
Vitaminium K704.8 µg0.31 µg

More Calories in Kale

At first glance, you can see that in kale is much more calories than in cilantro.

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and cilantro 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 113%.

In kale and in cilantro most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with cilantro in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Cilantro 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 53% CARBS
  • 31% PROTEIN
  • 17% 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.