Kale vs Ginger: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Ginger has 80 kcal, so Kale has 39% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 1.82 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 2 g). Ginger has more carbohydrates (17.8 g vs 8.75 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 2.28 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.
Ginger
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one ginger (110g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)slice (4g)cup, chopped (113g)
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Kale vs Ginger 100g Compare


per 100gKaleGinger
Calories49 80
Carbohydrates8.75 g17.77 g
Fat0.93 g0.75 g
Dietary fiber3.6 g2 g
Protein4.28 g1.82 g
Calcium150 mg16 mg
Iron1.47 mg0.6 mg
Magnessium47 mg43 mg
Phosphorus92 mg34 mg
Potassium491 mg415 mg
Sodium38 mg13 mg
Zink0.56 mg0.34 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1 mg0.75 mg
Vitaminium B50.091 mg0.203 mg
Vitaminium B60.271 mg0.16 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)141 µg11 µg
Vitaminium C120 mg5 mg
Vitaminium K704.8 µg0.1 µg

Less Calories in Kale

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

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and ginger 80 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 63%.

In kale and in ginger most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with ginger in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Ginger 100g

80kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 8% 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.