Kale, fresh, cooked, no added fat vs Fresh spinach, cooked with oil

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 217 g of kale, fresh, cooked, no added fat or 159 g of fresh spinach, cooked with oil. More in kale, fresh, cooked, no added fat: vitamin C (4×), calcium (4.9×), riboflavin (2.3×), vitamin K and 5 more.

More in fresh spinach, cooked with oil: magnesium (2.2×), vitamin E (3×), folate and choline. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Kale, fresh, cooked, no added fat100 cal

217 g · 6.8 g protein · 10.3 g carbs (1.9 g sugars) · 3.5 g fat

Fresh spinach, cooked with oil100 cal

159 g · 5.3 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.76 g sugars) · 6.5 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 calories 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 C169% vs 43%

    152 mg vs 38.4 mg

  • Calcium45% vs 9%

    591 mg vs 121 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)59% vs 25%

    0.77 mg vs 0.33 mg

  • Vitamin K757% vs 732%

    909 µg vs 878 µg

  • Fiber34% vs 10%

    9.6 g vs 2.9 g

  • Magnesium18% vs 40%

    76.1 mg vs 168 mg

  • Vitamin E10% vs 31%

    1.5 mg vs 4.7 mg

  • Folate27% vs 38%

    109 µg vs 154 µg

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 5%

    2.6 mg vs 0.88 mg

  • Iron21% vs 11%

    3.7 mg vs 1.9 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)20% vs 10%

    0.24 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Choline<1% vs 6%

    1.1 mg vs 34.9 mg

  • Phosphorus10% vs 6%

    128 mg vs 74.6 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein6.8 g · 5.3 g14%·11%
  • Total fat3.5 g · 6.5 g4%·8%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.42 g · 0.84 g2%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates10.3 g · 4.8 g4%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit393 mg · 403 mg17%·18%
  • Potassium811 mg · 832 mg17%·18%
  • Zinc0.91 mg · 0.76 mg8%·7%
  • Copper0.12 mg · 0.14 mg14%·16%
  • Selenium2.2 µg · 0 µg4%·0%
  • Vitamin A533 µg · 525 µg59%·58%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B60.33 mg · 0.37 mg19%·22%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

From USDA FoodData Central: Kale, fresh, cooked, no added fat (Survey (FNDDS) 2709600), Fresh spinach, cooked with oil (Survey (FNDDS) 2709618). 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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