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Kale vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kale and smoothie

  • Kale has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, fiber, and potassium, while smoothie has more vitamin B12.
  • Kale's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 264% higher.
  • The amount of sugar in kale is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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.
Kale
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 22% 20% 34% 52% 6.5% 12% 3% 54% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +850%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Kale
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 137% 227% 17% 0% 13% 16% 9.4% 2.9% 32% 0% 2043% 9.8% 0.22%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kale Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin K 817µg 681%
Vitamin A 681µg 76%
Vitamin C 41mg 24.5mg 18%
Manganese 0.416mg 18%
Copper 0.156mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Iron 0.9mg 0.15mg 9%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 6%
Potassium 228mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 5%
Phosphorus 28mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.082mg 4%
Folate 13µg 3%
Calcium 72mg 41mg 3%
Zinc 0.24mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.816mg 2%
Carbs 5.63g 8.16g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.193g 1%
Protein 1.9g 1.22g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 1%
Calories 28kcal 37kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.63g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 7.35g N/A
Sodium 23mg 29mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.085mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.133mg 0%
Lysine 0.114mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Kale
4
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.63 g
Water: 91.2 g
Other: 0.87 g
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +155.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.9%
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169238/nutrients
  2. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.