Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
kale
versus
sprouted peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in kale and sprouted peas:
Sprouted pea is high in calories and kale has 72% less calories than sprouted pea - kale has 35 calories per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 124 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, kale is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to sprouted peas for protein. Kale has a macronutrient ratio of 27:41:32 and for sprouted peas, 24:72:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Kale | Sprouted Peas | |
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Protein | 27% | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 41% | 72% |
Fat | 32% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Kale has signficantly less carbohydrates than sprouted pea - kale has 4.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 27.1g of carbohydrates.
Kale is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than sprouted pea - kale has 4.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Kale and sprouted peas contain similar amounts of sugar - kale has 0.99g of sugar per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Sprouted pea is a great source of protein and it has 201% more protein than kale - kale has 2.9g of protein per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 8.8g of protein.
Both kale and sprouted peas are low in saturated fat - kale has 0.18g of saturated fat per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 0.12g of saturated fat.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 798% more Vitamin C than sprouted pea - kale has 93.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 10.4mg of Vitamin C.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than sprouted pea - kale has 241ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Kale has more Vitamin E than sprouted pea - kale has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than sprouted pea - kale has 389.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Kale has more riboflavin, however, sprouted pea contains more niacin, pantothenic acid and folate. Both kale and sprouted peas contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B6.
Kale | Sprouted Peas | |
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Thiamin | 0.113 MG | 0.225 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.347 MG | 0.155 MG |
Niacin | 1.18 MG | 3.088 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.37 MG | 1.029 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.147 MG | 0.265 MG |
Folate | 62 UG | 144 UG |
Kale is an excellent source of calcium and it has 606% more calcium than sprouted pea - kale has 254mg of calcium per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 36mg of calcium.
Sprouted pea is a great source of iron and it has 41% more iron than kale - kale has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 2.3mg of iron.
Both kale and sprouted peas are high in potassium. Kale is very similar to kale for potassium - kale has 348mg of potassium per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 381mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, kale has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than sprouted pea per 100 grams.
Kale | Sprouted Peas | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.378 G | 0.061 G |
Total | 0.378 G | 0.061 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both kale and sprouted peas contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Kale | Sprouted Peas | |
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linoleic acid | 0.291 G | 0.265 G |
other omega 6 | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.294 G | 0.265 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Kale (Kale, raw) and Sprouted Peas (Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, raw) .
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