Kale vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Kale has 49 kcal and Spinach has 23 kcal, so Spinach has 53% fewer calories.

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 2.86 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 2.2 g). Kale has more carbohydrates (8.75 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 8.73 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.
Spinach
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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 Spinach 100g Compare


per 100g Kale Spinach
Calories 49 23
Carbohydrates 8.75 g 3.63 g
Fat 0.93 g 0.39 g
Dietary fiber 3.6 g 2.2 g
Protein 4.28 g 2.86 g
Calcium 150 mg 99 mg
Iron 1.47 mg 2.71 mg
Magnessium 47 mg 79 mg
Potassium 491 mg 558 mg
Sodium 38 mg 79 mg
Zink 0.56 mg 0.53 mg
Vitaminium A 9990 IU 9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.11 mg 0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.13 mg 0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1 mg 0.724 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.091 mg 0.065 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.271 mg 0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 141 µg 194 µg
Vitaminium C 120 mg 28.1 mg
Vitaminium K 704.8 µg 482.9 µg
Beta karoten 5927 µg 5626 µg

More Calories in Kale

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

Kale has 49 kcal per 100g and spinach 23 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 113%.

In kale and in spinach most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with spinach in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% 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.