Kale vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between kale and celery?
- Kale is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, and iron, yet celery is higher in folate.
- Kale's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 656% more.
- Kale has 30 times more vitamin A than celery. While kale has 13621IU of vitamin A, celery has only 449IU.
We used Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Celery, raw types in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +63.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +80% |
Contains more IronIron | +350% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +345.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +84.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +16.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +303.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +125% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +14% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1222.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2995.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +214.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +152.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +22.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +56.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +86.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +2688.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +402% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +176.9% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +1425% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin K | 817µg | 29.3µg | 656% |
Vitamin A | 681µg | 22µg | 73% |
Vitamin C | 41mg | 3.1mg | 42% |
Manganese | 0.416mg | 0.103mg | 14% |
Copper | 0.156mg | 0.035mg | 13% |
Iron | 0.9mg | 0.2mg | 9% |
Folate | 13µg | 36µg | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.074mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.85mg | 0.27mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.049mg | 0.246mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.053mg | 0.021mg | 3% |
Calcium | 72mg | 40mg | 3% |
Fiber | 2g | 1.6g | 2% |
Protein | 1.9g | 0.69g | 2% |
Sodium | 23mg | 80mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 18mg | 11mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.5mg | 0.32mg | 1% |
Choline | 0.4mg | 6.1mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.193g | 0.079g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.07mg | 0.057mg | 1% |
Calories | 28kcal | 16kcal | 1% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 28mg | 24mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.24mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Potassium | 228mg | 260mg | 1% |
Carbs | 5.63g | 2.97g | 1% |
Fats | 0.4g | 0.17g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.63g | 1.37g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.25g | 1.34g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 0.042g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 0.032g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.023mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.085mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.114mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.133mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.114mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.018mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.097mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.104mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.04mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.37g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +175.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +135.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +89.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +17.6% |
~equal in
Water
~95.43g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +144.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -19.2% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.032g