Kale vs Romaine lettuce: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Romaine lettuce has 17 kcal, so Romaine lettuce has 65% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 1.23 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 2.1 g). Kale has more carbohydrates (8.75 g vs 3.29 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 7.24 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

Kale
Serving size:
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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.
Romaine Lettuce
Serving size:
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standard serving size (85g)cup (47g)half cup (23.5g)1 lettuce (370g)
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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 Romaine Lettuce 100g Compare

per 100g Kale Romaine lettuce
Calories 49 17
Carbohydrates 8.75 g 3.29 g
Fat 0.93 g 0.3 g
Dietary fiber 3.6 g 2.1 g
Protein 4.28 g 1.23 g
Calcium 150 mg 33 mg
Iron 1.47 mg 0.97 mg
Magnessium 47 mg 14 mg
Potassium 491 mg 247 mg
Sodium 38 mg 8 mg
Vitaminium A 9990 IU 8710 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.11 mg 0.072 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.13 mg 0.067 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1 mg 0.313 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.271 mg 0.074 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 141 µg 0.136 µg
Vitaminium C 120 mg 4 mg
Vitaminium K 704.8 µg 0.103 µg

More Calories in Kale

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

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and romaine lettuce 17 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 188%.

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

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

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

  • 58% CARBS.
  • 28% PROTEIN
  • 14% FAT
Kale calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | cup | chopped

Romaine lettuce 100g

17kcal

Calories source

  • 63% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 13% FAT
Romaine lettuce calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup | 1 lettuce

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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.