How many calories in cauliflower
A portion of cauliflower has about 25 kcal, one of the lowest on the plate.
Portion
To burn it off
Cauliflower is mostly water and fibre. A portion has 5 g of carbs, 2 g of protein and no fat to speak of.
That's why it turns up as rice, pizza bases and mash. It takes on whatever flavour you give it.
Cauliflower cheese is a different story, because the sauce does most of the work. The florets underneath are still 25 kcal.
Tips
- 1Roast florets with a little oil and spice until the edges go brown.
- 2Mix half cauliflower into your mash and nobody at the table will notice.
- 3Make cauliflower cheese with a lighter sauce and more veg per spoonful.
Where it comes from
Cauliflower was bred from the same wild plant as cabbage, probably in the eastern Mediterranean. Arab botanists of the 12th and 13th centuries said it came from Cyprus, and Western Europe bought cauliflower seed from the island until well into the 1500s. It reached Italy around 1490, and the name comes from the Italian cavolfiore, cabbage flower.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Wikipedia, Cauliflower
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Questions
Is cauliflower rice lower in calories than rice?
By a long way. A portion of cauliflower is about 25 kcal, far below a portion of cooked rice.
How many calories in a double portion of cauliflower?
About 50 kcal.
How do I log cauliflower cheese?
Type it as you'd say it, like "cauliflower cheese", and Caltype counts the sauce too.
Can you eat cauliflower leaves and the stalk?
Yes, both are edible. Slice the stalk and roast the leaves with the florets, they go crisp at the edges.
Does cauliflower or broccoli have fewer calories?
They're very close. A portion of broccoli is about 27 kcal against 25 for cauliflower, with a touch more protein.
