Kale vs Garlic: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Garlic has 149 kcal, so Kale has 67% fewer calories.

Garlic has more protein (6.36 g vs 4.28 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 2.1 g). Garlic has more carbohydrates (33.1 g vs 8.75 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 4.27 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

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.
Garlic
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one garlic (50g)tablespoon (9g)teaspoon (3g)clove (3g)cup (136g)half cup (68g)
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Kale vs Garlic 100g Compare


per 100gKaleGarlic
Calories49 149
Carbohydrates8.75 g33.06 g
Fat0.93 g0.5 g
Dietary fiber3.6 g2.1 g
Protein4.28 g6.36 g
Calcium150 mg181 mg
Iron1.47 mg1.7 mg
Magnessium47 mg25 mg
Phosphorus92 mg153 mg
Potassium491 mg401 mg
Sodium38 mg153 mg
Zink0.56 mg1.16 mg
Vitaminium A9990 IU9 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.11 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.13 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1 mg0.7 mg
Vitaminium B50.091 mg0.596 mg
Vitaminium B60.271 mg1.235 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)141 µg3 µg
Vitaminium C120 mg31.2 mg
Vitaminium K704.8 µg1.7 µg
Beta karoten5927 µg5 µg

Less Calories in Kale

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

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and garlic 149 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 204%.

In kale and in garlic most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with garlic in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Garlic 100g

149kcal

Calories source

  • 82% CARBS
  • 16% PROTEIN
  • 3% 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.