Kale vs Iceberg lettuce: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Iceberg lettuce has 14 kcal, so Iceberg lettuce has 71% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 0.9 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 1.2 g). Kale has more carbohydrates (8.75 g vs 2.97 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 6.43 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.
Iceberg Lettuce
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one iceberg lettuce (200g)cup (55g)half cup (27.5g)
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Kale vs Iceberg Lettuce 100g Compare


per 100gKaleIceberg lettuce
Calories49 14
Carbohydrates8.75 g2.97 g
Fat0.93 g0.14 g
Dietary fiber3.6 g1.2 g
Protein4.28 g0.9 g
Calcium150 mg18 mg
Iron1.47 mg0.41 mg
Magnessium47 mg7 mg
Potassium491 mg141 mg
Sodium38 mg10 mg
Vitaminium A9990 IU502 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.11 mg0.041 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.13 mg0.025 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B60.271 mg0.042 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)141 µg0.029 µg
Vitaminium C120 mg2.8 mg
Vitaminium K704.8 µg0.024 µg

More Calories in Kale

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

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and iceberg lettuce 14 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 250%.

In kale and in iceberg lettuce most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with iceberg lettuce in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Iceberg lettuce 100g

14kcal

Calories source

  • 71% CARBS
  • 22% 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.