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 Cauliflower, 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 better8 g8.34 gWIN
- Carbohydrate17.87 g12.63 g
- Fibermore is better10 g11.71 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better9.04 g2.83 gWIN
- Total fat1.96 g4.26 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.3 g0.51 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN65.22 mg151.43 mg
- Potassiummore is better617.39 mg994.29 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better69.57 mg725.71 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.39 mg4.57 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better39.13 mg94.29 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better192.61 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.

