½ serving of boiled kale contains 16 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 58% carbs, 14% fat, and 28% protein. This is a good source of potassium (4% of your Daily Value), vitamin a (19% of your Daily Value), and vitamin c (45% of your Daily Value).
- Makes
- 1 serving
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 5 minutes
Ingredients
Water ½ cup or 118g
Directions
- Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Remove kale stems, rinse well and chop.
- Add kale to boiling water and cook a few minutes until soft.
- Transfer kale to plate and season with salt. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
For ½ serving of boiled kale (152g)
| Nutrient | Value | %DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 16 | |
| Fats | 0.3g | 0.4% |
| Saturated fats | 0g | 0.2% |
| Trans fats | 0g | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 90mg | 4% |
| Carbs | 3g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 2g | |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | |
| Protein | 1g | |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 165mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0μg | 0% |
| Vitamins and Minerals | ||
| Alpha carotene | 18μg | |
| Beta carotene | 1986μg | |
| Caffeine | 0mg | |
| Choline | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Copper | 1mg | 56% |
| Fluoride | 0μg | |
| Folate (B9) | 47μg | 12% |
| Lycopene | 0μg | |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.2mg | 10% |
| Niacin | 0.3mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 31mg | 4% |
| Retinol | 0μg | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 0.3μg | 1% |
| Theobromine | 0mg | |
| Thiamine | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A IU | 3347IU | |
| Vitamin A | 167μg | 19% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0μg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 40mg | 45% |
| Vitamin D IU | 0IU | |
| Vitamin D2 | 0μg | |
| Vitamin D3 | 0μg | |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 236μg | 197% |
| Zinc | 0.2mg | 2% |
| Sugars | ||
| Sugar | 1g | |
| Sucrose | 0g | |
| Glucose | 0g | |
| Fructose | 0g | |
| Lactose | 0g | |
| Maltose | 0g | |
| Galactose | 0g | |
| Starch | 0g | |
| Fats | ||
| Saturated fats | 0g | 0.2% |
| Monounsaturated fats | 0g | |
| Polyunsaturated fats | 0.1g | |
| Trans fats | 0g | |
| Fatty Acids | ||
| Total omega 3 | 0g | |
| Total omega 6 | 0g | |
| Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) | 0g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0g | |
| Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA) | 0g | |
| Amino Acids | ||
| Alanine | 0.1g | |
| Arginine | 0.1g | |
| Aspartic acid | 0.1g | |
| Cystine | 0g | |
| Glutamic acid | 0.1g | |
| Glycine | 0.1g | |
| Histidine | 0g | |
| Hydroxyproline | 0g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.1g | |
| Leucine | 0.1g | |
| Lysine | 0.1g | |
| Methionine | 0g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.1g | |
| Proline | 0.1g | |
| Serine | 0g | |
| Threonine | 0g | |
| Tryptophan | 0g | |
| Tyrosine | 0g | |
| Valine | 0.1g | |