Spinach vs Romaine lettuce: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Spinach has 23 kcal and Romaine lettuce has 17 kcal, so Romaine lettuce has 26% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 1.23 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 7.24 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

Spinach
Serving size:
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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)
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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.

Spinach vs Romaine Lettuce 100g Compare

per 100g Spinach Romaine lettuce
Calories 23 17
Carbohydrates 3.63 g 3.29 g
Fat 0.39 g 0.3 g
Dietary fiber 2.2 g 2.1 g
Protein 2.86 g 1.23 g
Calcium 99 mg 33 mg
Iron 2.71 mg 0.97 mg
Magnessium 79 mg 14 mg
Potassium 558 mg 247 mg
Sodium 79 mg 8 mg
Vitaminium A 9377 IU 8710 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.078 mg 0.072 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.189 mg 0.067 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.724 mg 0.313 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.195 mg 0.074 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 194 µg 0.136 µg
Vitaminium C 28.1 mg 4 mg
Vitaminium E 2.03 mg 0.13 mg
Vitaminium K 482.9 µg 0.103 µg

More Calories in Spinach

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

Spinach has 23 kcal per 100g and romaine lettuce 17 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 35%.

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

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

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS.
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% FAT
Spinach calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup

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.