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
1 cup (25 g) · 0.71 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.15 g fat
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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin K101% vs 459%
121 µg vs 551 µg
- Vitamin C7% vs 102%
6.6 mg vs 91.9 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)4% vs 36%
0.049 mg vs 0.46 mg
- Vitamin A8% vs 38%
70.8 µg vs 339 µg
- Calcium1% vs 28%
17 mg vs 358 mg
- Fiber1% vs 21%
0.4 g vs 5.8 g
- Iron2% vs 13%
0.32 mg vs 2.3 mg
- Thiamin (B1)2% vs 12%
0.019 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B63% vs 13%
0.049 mg vs 0.22 mg
- Sodiumlimit1% vs 11%
27.8 mg vs 250 mg
- Niacin (B3)1% vs 10%
0.14 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Folate7% vs 16%
29 µg vs 64.8 µg
- Potassium3% vs 10%
146 mg vs 490 mg
- Total fat<1% vs 7%
0.15 g vs 5.8 g
- Protein1% vs 8%
0.71 g vs 4.1 g
- Vitamin E3% vs 10%
0.51 mg vs 1.5 mg
- Saturated fatlimit<1% vs 6%
0.016 g vs 1.2 g
- Copper2% vs 8%
0.021 mg vs 0.074 mg
- Phosphorus1% vs 6%
9.8 mg vs 78.3 mg
- Magnesium6% vs 11%
23.3 mg vs 45.9 mg
- Zinc1% vs 5%
0.11 mg vs 0.55 mg
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.