Kale vs Zucchini: Which Has More Calories?

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

Kale has more protein (4.28 g vs 1.21 g). Kale has more fiber (3.6 g vs 1 g). Kale has more carbohydrates (8.75 g vs 3.11 g). Relative to calories, Kale is the better protein source (8.73 g vs 7.12 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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Iron mg
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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.
Zucchini
Serving size:
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one zucchini (560g)cup, sliced (180g)
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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 Zucchini 100g Compare

per 100g Kale Zucchini
Calories 49 17
Carbohydrates 8.75 g 3.11 g
Fat 0.93 g 0.32 g
Dietary fiber 3.6 g 1 g
Protein 4.28 g 1.21 g
Calcium 150 mg 16 mg
Iron 1.47 mg 0.37 mg
Magnessium 47 mg 18 mg
Phosphorus 92 mg 38 mg
Potassium 491 mg 261 mg
Sodium 38 mg 8 mg
Zink 0.56 mg 0.32 mg
Vitaminium A 9990 IU 200 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.11 mg 0.045 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.13 mg 0.094 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1 mg 0.451 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.091 mg 0.204 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.271 mg 0.163 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 141 µg 24 µg
Vitaminium C 120 mg 17.9 mg
Vitaminium K 704.8 µg 4.3 µg
Beta karoten 5927 µg 120 µg

More Calories in Kale

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

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

In kale and in zucchini most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare kale with zucchini in details.

Kale 100g

49kcal

Calories source

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

Zucchini 100g

17kcal

Calories source

  • 62% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 14% FAT
Zucchini calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | sliced

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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.