Food calories · USDA data
Calories in cooked broccoli
27 calories
in ½ cup, chopped, 78 g
- Protein
- 1.9 g
- Carbs
- 5.6 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 2.6 g
Cooked broccoli has 27 calories. That is USDA's figure for ½ cup, chopped, which weighs 78 g. Per 100 g, cooked broccoli has 35 calories.
Most of its calories (68%) come from carbohydrate, with protein next at 23%.
It takes 286 g of cooked broccoli to reach 100 calories, which is about 3.7 × ½ cup, chopped.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ cup, chopped | 78 g | 27 | 1.9 g | 5.6 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 stalk, large (11"-12" long) | 280 g | 98 | 6.7 g | 20.1 g | 1.1 g |
| 1 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long) | 180 g | 63 | 4.3 g | 12.9 g | 0.7 g |
| 1 stalk, small (5" long) | 140 g | 49 | 3.3 g | 10.1 g | 0.6 g |
| 1 spear (about 5" long) | 37 g | 13 | 0.9 g | 2.7 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 10 | 0.7 g | 2 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 35 | 2.4 g | 7.2 g | 0.4 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your cooked broccoli may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 23% of calories (2.4 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 68% (7.2 g per 100 g, of which 3.3 g fiber)
- Fat: 9% (0.4 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, okra has the fewest calories of these four (33 per 100 g) and kale the most (35).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked broccoli | 35 | 2.4 g | 7.2 g | 0.4 g |
| Kale | 35 | 2.9 g | 4.4 g | 1.5 g |
| Broccoli | 34 | 2.8 g | 6.6 g | 0.4 g |
| Okra | 33 | 1.9 g | 7.5 g | 0.2 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in cooked broccoli?
Cooked broccoli has 27 calories. USDA weighs ½ cup, chopped at 78 g, and cooked broccoli has 35 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does cooked broccoli have?
½ cup, chopped (78 g) has 1.9 g of protein, 4% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 2.4 g.
How many carbs does cooked broccoli have?
½ cup, chopped has 5.6 g of carbohydrate, including 2.6 g of fiber, and 0.3 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt (FDC ID 169967). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.