Kale, raw leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Kale, raw comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Broccoli, cooked for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Kale, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.8 g8.34 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.51 g12.63 g
- Fibermore is better9.43 g11.71 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better3.97 g2.83 gWIN
- Total fat1.17 g4.26 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.23 g0.51 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN117.14 mg151.43 mg
- Potassiummore is better837.14 mg994.29 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better114.29 mg725.71 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.91 mg4.57 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better60 mg94.29 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better185.43 mg266.86 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

