Kale, cooked vs Creamed spinach

In short

Gram for gram, there are 30% more calories in creamed spinach than in kale, cooked (90 vs 69 in 100 g). Most of those in creamed spinach come from fat.

More in kale, cooked: vitamin C (4.5×), vitamin K, calcium (4.6×), riboflavin (2.2×) and 4 more. More in creamed spinach: saturated fat (3.7×), sodium (2.4×), magnesium and cholesterol (8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Kale, cooked69 cal

3 g protein · 4.6 g carbs (0.84 g sugars) · 4.3 g fat

Creamed spinach90 cal

2.4 g protein · 6.1 g carbs (0.76 g sugars) · 6.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin C76% vs 17%

    68.1 mg vs 15.1 mg

  • Vitamin K340% vs 285%

    408 µg vs 341 µg

  • Calcium20% vs 4%

    265 mg vs 58 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)26% vs 12%

    0.34 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit5% vs 16%

    0.9 g vs 3.3 g

  • Sodiumlimit8% vs 20%

    185 mg vs 450 mg

  • Fiber15% vs 4%

    4.3 g vs 1.2 g

  • Magnesium8% vs 16%

    34 mg vs 67 mg

  • Niacin (B3)7% vs 2%

    1.2 mg vs 0.35 mg

  • Iron9% vs 4%

    1.7 mg vs 0.76 mg

  • Cholesterollimit1% vs 5%

    2 mg vs 16 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)9% vs 4%

    0.11 mg vs 0.053 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein3 g · 2.4 g6%·5%
  • Total fat4.3 g · 6.1 g6%·8%
  • Carbohydrates4.6 g · 6.1 g2%·2%
  • Potassium363 mg · 340 mg8%·7%
  • Phosphorus58 mg · 39 mg5%·3%
  • Zinc0.41 mg · 0.33 mg4%·3%
  • Copper0.055 mg · 0.059 mg6%·7%
  • Selenium0.9 µg · 0.6 µg2%·1%
  • Vitamin A251 µg · 257 µg28%·29%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0.3 µg0%·2%
  • Vitamin E1.1 mg · 1.6 mg7%·11%
  • Vitamin B60.16 mg · 0.15 mg10%·9%
  • Folate48 µg · 60 µg12%·15%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline0.8 mg · 16.2 mg<1%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Kale, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2709602), Creamed spinach (Survey (FNDDS) 2709628). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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