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 100g Kale Garlic
Calories 49 149
Carbohydrates 8.75 g 33.06 g
Fat 0.93 g 0.5 g
Dietary fiber 3.6 g 2.1 g
Protein 4.28 g 6.36 g
Calcium 150 mg 181 mg
Iron 1.47 mg 1.7 mg
Magnessium 47 mg 25 mg
Phosphorus 92 mg 153 mg
Potassium 491 mg 401 mg
Sodium 38 mg 153 mg
Zink 0.56 mg 1.16 mg
Vitaminium A 9990 IU 9 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.11 mg 0.2 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.13 mg 0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1 mg 0.7 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.091 mg 0.596 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.271 mg 1.235 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 141 µg 3 µg
Vitaminium C 120 mg 31.2 mg
Vitaminium K 704.8 µg 1.7 µg
Beta karoten 5927 µg 5 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.