Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
red wine vinegar
versus
kale
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in red wine vinegar and kale:
Kale and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of calories - kale has 35 calories per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 19 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, red wine vinegar is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to kale per calorie. Red wine vinegar has a macronutrient ratio of 14:86:0 and for kale, 28:41:31 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Red Wine Vinegar | Kale | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 14% | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 86% | 41% |
| Fat | ~ | 31% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both kale and red wine vinegar are low in carbohydrates - kale has 4.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.27g of carbohydrates.
Kale is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than red wine vinegar - kale has 4.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Kale and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of sugar - kale has 0.99g of sugar per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Kale has 72 times more protein than red wine vinegar - kale has 2.9g of protein per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.04g of protein.
Both kale and red wine vinegar are low in saturated fat - kale has 0.18g of saturated fat per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 185 times more Vitamin C than red wine vinegar - kale has 93.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.5mg of Vitamin C.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than red wine vinegar - kale has 241ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Kale has more Vitamin E than red wine vinegar - kale has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than red wine vinegar - kale has 389.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Kale has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Red Wine Vinegar | Kale | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.113 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.347 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.18 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.37 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.147 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 62 UG |
Kale is an excellent source of calcium and it has 41 times more calcium than red wine vinegar - kale has 254mg of calcium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 6mg of calcium.
Kale has 256% more iron than red wine vinegar - kale has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.45mg of iron.
Kale is an excellent source of potassium and it has 792% more potassium than red wine vinegar - kale has 348mg of potassium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 39mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Red Wine Vinegar (Vinegar, red wine) and Kale (Kale, raw) .
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