Spinach vs kale

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 370 g of spinach or 233 g of kale. More in spinach: vitamin K, folate (3×), magnesium (4.5×), vitamin A and 9 more.

More in kale: vitamin C (2.2×), calcium (2.3×), fiber, riboflavin and niacin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Spinach, raw100 cal

370 g · 10.6 g protein · 8.9 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 2.3 g fat

Kale, raw100 cal

233 g · 6.8 g protein · 10.3 g carbs (1.9 g sugars) · 3.5 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 K1490% vs 756%

    1,789 µg vs 907 µg

  • Vitamin C109% vs 241%

    98.1 mg vs 217 mg

  • Folate107% vs 36%

    430 µg vs 144 µg

  • Magnesium82% vs 18%

    344 mg vs 76.7 mg

  • Vitamin A116% vs 62%

    1,048 µg vs 560 µg

  • Vitamin E50% vs 10%

    7.5 mg vs 1.5 mg

  • Potassium46% vs 17%

    2,156 mg vs 809 mg

  • Calcium19% vs 45%

    252 mg vs 591 mg

  • Vitamin B642% vs 20%

    0.72 mg vs 0.34 mg

  • Copper34% vs 14%

    0.3 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Fiber21% vs 34%

    5.9 g vs 9.5 g

  • Choline13% vs <1%

    71.5 mg vs 1.2 mg

  • Sodiumlimit18% vs 5%

    411 mg vs 123 mg

  • Protein21% vs 14%

    10.6 g vs 6.8 g

  • Zinc15% vs 8%

    1.7 mg vs 0.91 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)55% vs 62%

    0.72 mg vs 0.81 mg

  • Iron26% vs 21%

    4.7 mg vs 3.7 mg

  • Niacin (B3)13% vs 17%

    2 mg vs 2.7 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2.3 g · 3.5 g3%·4%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 0.41 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates8.9 g · 10.3 g3%·4%
  • Phosphorus144 mg · 128 mg12%·10%
  • Selenium0 µg · 2.1 µg0%·4%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.29 mg · 0.26 mg24%·22%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

From USDA FoodData Central: Spinach, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709614), Kale, raw (Survey (FNDDS) 2709599). 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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