Vegetables

How many calories in Broccoli (cooked)?

Broccoli is low in calories and high in volume — great for filling plates.

Per 100 g

35 kcal

1/2 cup chopped

27 kcal

(78 g)

Protein	Carbs	Fat
2.4 g / 100g	7 g / 100g	0.4 g / 100g

In numbers

Where the calories come from

Protein 23% · Carbs 68% · Fat 9%

Share of energy: 4 kcal per gram of protein and carbs, 9 kcal per gram of fat.

1/2 cup chopped (78 g, 27 kcal) is 1% of a 2,000 kcal day. 2,000 kcal is the reference day used on nutrition labels, not a personal target.
Burning 1/2 cup chopped takes about 7 min of brisk walking. Estimate for a 70 kg adult walking briskly (about 4 kcal a minute).

Broccoli (cooked) is number 3 of 6 by calories per 100 g, lowest first. The similar foods average 76 kcal per 100 g.

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g
Savory Sautéed Spinach	23	3 g
Beet Greens Stir-Fry	35	2.5 g
Broccoli (cooked)	35	2.4 g
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges	90	2 g
Zesty Lime Chili Corn	110	3 g
Sriracha Lime Brussels Sprouts	120	3 g

Nutrition data updated June 12, 2026.

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