Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white bread
versus
kale
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white bread and kale:
White bread is high in calories and kale has 85% less calories than white bread - white bread has 238 calories per 100 grams and kale has 35 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white bread is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to kale per calorie. White bread has a macronutrient ratio of 18:74:8 and for kale, 27:41:32 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Bread | Kale | |
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Protein | 18% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 74% | 41% |
Fat | 8% | 32% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
White bread is high in carbohydrates and kale has 90% less carbohydrates than white bread - white bread has 43.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and kale has 4.4g of carbohydrates.
Both white bread and kale are high in dietary fiber. White bread has 124% more dietary fiber than kale - white bread has 9.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and kale has 4.1g of dietary fiber.
Kale has 4 times less sugar than white bread - white bread has 5g of sugar per 100 grams and kale has 0.99g of sugar.
White bread is a great source of protein and it has 265% more protein than kale - white bread has 10.7g of protein per 100 grams and kale has 2.9g of protein.
Both white bread and kale are low in saturated fat - white bread has 0.63g of saturated fat per 100 grams and kale has 0.18g of saturated fat.
Both white bread and kale are low in trans fat - white bread has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and kale does not contain significant amounts.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than white bread - kale has 93.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than white bread - kale has 241ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white bread does not contain significant amounts.
White bread and kale contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - white bread has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and kale has 0.66mg of Vitamin E.
Kale is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has 49 times more Vitamin K than white bread - white bread has 7.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and kale has 389.6ug of Vitamin K.
White bread has more thiamin and niacin. Both white bread and kale contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
White Bread | Kale | |
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Thiamin | 0.51 MG | 0.113 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.255 MG | 0.347 MG |
Niacin | 4.455 MG | 1.18 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.455 MG | 0.37 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08 MG | 0.147 MG |
Folate | 127 UG | 62 UG |
Both white bread and kale are high in calcium. White bread has 169% more calcium than kale - white bread has 684mg of calcium per 100 grams and kale has 254mg of calcium.
White bread is an excellent source of iron and it has 206% more iron than kale - white bread has 4.9mg of iron per 100 grams and kale has 1.6mg of iron.
Kale is an excellent source of potassium and it has 174% more potassium than white bread - white bread has 127mg of potassium per 100 grams and kale has 348mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
White Bread | Kale | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 2873 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 25 UG | 6261 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, kale has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than white bread per 100 grams.
White Bread | Kale | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.083 G | 0.378 G |
EPA | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.086 G | 0.378 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, white bread has more linoleic acid than kale per 100 grams.
White Bread | Kale | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | 0.003 G |
linoleic acid | 0.879 G | 0.291 G |
Total | 0.881 G | 0.294 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either White Bread or Kale .
Note: The specific food items compared are: White Bread (Bread, white wheat) and Kale (Kale, raw) .
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||