Spinach vs Iceberg lettuce: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Spinach has 23 kcal and Iceberg lettuce has 14 kcal, so Iceberg lettuce has 39% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 0.9 g). Spinach has more fiber (2.2 g vs 1.2 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 6.43 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Spinach - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Spinach - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

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.
Iceberg Lettuce
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one iceberg lettuce (200g)cup (55g)half cup (27.5g)
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Spinach vs Iceberg Lettuce 100g Compare


per 100gSpinachIceberg lettuce
Calories23 14
Carbohydrates3.63 g2.97 g
Fat0.39 g0.14 g
Dietary fiber2.2 g1.2 g
Protein2.86 g0.9 g
Calcium99 mg18 mg
Iron2.71 mg0.41 mg
Magnessium79 mg7 mg
Potassium558 mg141 mg
Sodium79 mg10 mg
Vitaminium A9377 IU502 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.078 mg0.041 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.189 mg0.025 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.724 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B60.195 mg0.042 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)194 µg0.029 µg
Vitaminium C28.1 mg2.8 mg
Vitaminium E2.03 mg0.18 mg
Vitaminium K482.9 µg0.024 µg

More Calories in Spinach

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

Spinach has 23 kcal per 100g and iceberg lettuce 14 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 64%.

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

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

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

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