Nutrition for Cauliflower

Cauliflower Nutrition Summary

One head of cauliflower (840 grams or 1.9 lb) contains 210 calories and 16.1 grams of protein. Cauliflower consist of 92% water, 5% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and less than 1% of fat.

Cauliflower is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin K. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, phosphorus and choline.

In one head of cauliflower:

• Calories: 210
• Protein: 16.1 g
• Sugar: 16 g
• Dietary fiber: 16.8 g
• Fat: 2.4 g, (Saturated: 1.1 g)
• Sodium: 252 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in cauliflower.

See the Cauliflower Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Cauliflower, raw.

Calories in Cauliflower

Cauliflower has 210 calories per head or 25 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

66% of calories in cauliflower are from carbohydrates, 26% of calories are from protein and 9% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Cauliflower

Some other vegetables with similar calories to cauliflower by weight:

• Arugula: same
• Cabbage: same
• Eggplant: same
• Red Bell Pepper: +8 calories

Protein in Cauliflower

An excellent source of protein, a single head of Cauliflower contains 32% of recommended daily values or 16.1 grams of protein. In addition, cauliflower contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 16.13 g
• Tryptophan: 0.17 g
• Threonine: 0.64 g
• Isoleucine: 0.6 g
• Leucine: 0.89 g
• Lysine: 1.82 g
• Methionine: 0.17 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.55 g
• Valine: 1.05 g
• Histidine: 0.47 g

Protein Similar to Cauliflower

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to cauliflower by weight:

• Okra: +0.1 grams
• Chili Pepper: +0.7 grams
• Scallion: -0.8 grams
• Green Bean: -0.8 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Cauliflower

An good source of many nutrients, cauliflower contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin K. In fact, a single head of cauliflower contains 540% of recommended daily values or 404.9 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in cauliflower (1 head):

• Thiamin: 0.4 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.5 mg
• Niacin: 4.3 mg
• Vitamin b6: 1.5 mg
• Vitamin c: 404.9 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.7 mg
• Folate: 478.8 ug
• Vitamin k: 130.2 ug

Minerals in cauliflower (1 head):

• Calcium: 184.8 mg
• Potassium: 2511.6 mg
• Iron: 3.5 mg
• Magnesium: 126 mg
• Zinc: 2.3 mg
• Selenium: 5 ug
• Phosphorus: 369.6 mg
• Copper: 0.3 mg
• Manganese: 1.3 mg
• Choline: 372.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of vitamin a, pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in cauliflower.

Similar to Cauliflower for Vitamin C

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to cauliflower:

• Bok Choy: -27 MG
• Serrano Pepper: -28 MG
• Watercress: -44 MG
• Peas: -69 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Cauliflower ^[3]

Cauliflower Nutrition Chart

Cauliflower in Cooking

Cauliflower is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Cauliflower can be consumed raw and is often chopped before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two cauliflowers.

Friends and Relatives of Cauliflower

Foods commonly cooked with cauliflower:

• Vegetable Broth

Other similar relatives:

• Peas
• Green Bean
• Broccoli
• Leeks
• Russet Potato
• Asparagus