Kale vs Corn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Corn has 86 kcal, so Kale has 43% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 2.79 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 2.43 g). Corn has more carbohydrates (14.7 g vs 8.75 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 3.24 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.
Corn
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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 vs Corn 100g Compare


per 100gKaleCorn
Calories49 86
Carbohydrates8.75 g14.69 g
Fat0.93 g1.63 g
Dietary fiber3.6 g2.43 g
Protein4.28 g2.79 g
Calcium150 mg0.656 mg
Iron1.47 mg0.388 mg
Magnessium47 mg25.76 mg
Phosphorus92 mg2.513 mg
Potassium491 mg237 mg
Zink0.56 mg2.513 mg
Vitaminium A9990 IU187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.11 mg0.079 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.13 mg0.138 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1 mg1.593 mg
Vitaminium B50.091 mg0.717 mg
Vitaminium B60.271 mg0.15 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)141 µg42 µg
Vitaminium C120 mg6.8 mg
Vitaminium K704.8 µg0.3 µg
Beta karoten5927 µg16 µg

Less Calories in Kale

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

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and corn 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 76%.

In kale and in corn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with corn in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS
  • 13% 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.