Spinach vs Watercress: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Spinach has 23 kcal and Watercress has 11 kcal, so Watercress has 52% fewer calories.

Spinach has more fiber (2.2 g vs 0.5 g). Spinach has more carbohydrates (3.63 g vs 1.29 g). Relative to calories, Watercress is the better protein source (20.9 g vs 12.4 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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Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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.
Watercress
Serving size:
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handful (30g)cup (34g)half cup (17g)
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Total Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
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0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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 Watercress 100g Compare

per 100g Spinach Watercress
Calories 23 11
Carbohydrates 3.63 g 1.29 g
Fat 0.39 g 0.1 g
Dietary fiber 2.2 g 0.5 g
Protein 2.86 g 2.3 g
Calcium 99 mg 120 mg
Iron 2.71 mg 0.2 mg
Magnessium 79 mg 21 mg
Potassium 558 mg 330 mg
Sodium 79 mg 41 mg
Zink 0.53 mg 0.11 mg
Vitaminium A 9377 IU 3191 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.078 mg 0.09 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.189 mg 0.12 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.724 mg 0.2 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.065 mg 0.31 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.195 mg 0.129 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 194 µg 9 µg
Vitaminium C 28.1 mg 43 mg
Vitaminium E 2.03 mg 1 mg
Vitaminium K 482.9 µg 250 µg

More Calories in Spinach

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

Spinach has 23 kcal per 100g and watercress 11 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 109%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in spinach comes from carbs and in watercress from protein.

See tables below to compare spinach with watercress in details.

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

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

Watercress 100g

11kcal

Calories source

  • 34% CARBS
  • 60% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT
Watercress calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | cup | half cup

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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.