Broccoli vs cauliflower
In short
Gram for gram, there are 56% more calories in broccoli than in cauliflower (39 vs 25 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in broccoli: vitamin K (6.6×), vitamin C and riboflavin. More in cauliflower: choline (2.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
2.6 g protein · 6.3 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 0.34 g fat
1.9 g protein · 5 g carbs (1.9 g sugars) · 0.28 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.
- Vitamin K85% vs 13%
102 µg vs 15.5 µg
- Vitamin C101% vs 54%
91.3 mg vs 48.2 mg
- Choline3% vs 8%
18.7 mg vs 44.3 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)9% vs 5%
0.11 mg vs 0.06 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein2.6 g · 1.9 g5%·4%
- Total fat0.34 g · 0.28 g<1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.039 g · 0.13 g<1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates6.3 g · 5 g2%·2%
- Fiber2.4 g · 2 g9%·7%
- Sodiumlimit36 mg · 30 mg2%·1%
- Potassium303 mg · 299 mg6%·6%
- Calcium46 mg · 22 mg4%·2%
- Iron0.69 mg · 0.42 mg4%·2%
- Magnesium21 mg · 15 mg5%·4%
- Phosphorus67 mg · 44 mg5%·4%
- Zinc0.42 mg · 0.27 mg4%·2%
- Copper0.059 mg · 0.039 mg7%·4%
- Selenium1.6 µg · 0.6 µg3%·1%
- Vitamin A8 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.15 mg · 0.08 mg1%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.077 mg · 0.05 mg6%·4%
- Niacin (B3)0.64 mg · 0.51 mg4%·3%
- Vitamin B60.19 mg · 0.18 mg11%·11%
- Folate65 µg · 57 µg16%·14%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
From USDA FoodData Central: Raw broccoli (Survey (FNDDS) 2709643), Cauliflower, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709777). 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.