Spinach, raw vs Kale, cooked

In short

One serving each: 7 calories in spinach, raw (1 cup, 25 g), 93 calories in kale, cooked (1 cup, 135 g). More in kale, cooked: vitamin K (4.6×), vitamin C (14×), riboflavin (9.5×), vitamin A (4.8×) and 17 more.

Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Spinach, raw7 cal

1 cup (25 g) · 0.71 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.15 g fat

Kale, cooked93 cal

1 cup (135 g) · 4.1 g protein · 6.2 g carbs (1.1 g sugars) · 5.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin K121 µg · 551 µg
    101%459%
  • Vitamin C6.6 mg · 91.9 mg
    7%102%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.049 mg · 0.46 mg
    4%36%
  • Vitamin A70.8 µg · 339 µg
    8%38%
  • Calcium17 mg · 358 mg
    1%28%
  • Fiber0.4 g · 5.8 g
    1%21%
  • Iron0.32 mg · 2.3 mg
    2%13%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.019 mg · 0.14 mg
    2%12%
  • Vitamin B60.049 mg · 0.22 mg
    3%13%
  • Sodiumlimit27.8 mg · 250 mg
    1%11%
  • Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 1.6 mg
    1%10%
  • Folate29 µg · 64.8 µg
    7%16%
  • Potassium146 mg · 490 mg
    3%10%
  • Total fat0.15 g · 5.8 g
    <1%7%
  • Protein0.71 g · 4.1 g
    1%8%
  • Vitamin E0.51 mg · 1.5 mg
    3%10%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.016 g · 1.2 g
    <1%6%
  • Copper0.021 mg · 0.074 mg
    2%8%
  • Phosphorus9.8 mg · 78.3 mg
    1%6%
  • Magnesium23.3 mg · 45.9 mg
    6%11%
  • Zinc0.11 mg · 0.55 mg
    1%5%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 2.7 mg0%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0.6 g · 6.2 g<1%·2%
  • Selenium0 µg · 1.2 µg0%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline4.8 mg · 1.1 mg1%·<1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Spinach, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709614), Kale, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2709602). 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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