USDA food category
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed July 2026), vegetables and vegetable products entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.
- 50
- Foods (page 7)
- 63
- Avg kcal / 100glow density
- 2.8g
- Avg proteinmoderate · 6% DV
Showing 301–350 foods · Page 7
Most calorie-dense vegetables and vegetable products
How the Vegetables and Vegetable Products Category Compares
Vegetables and Vegetable Products is one of the food groups catalogued in the USDA FoodData Central database, and this page surfaces 50 foods from that group on the current view (page 7). Among just the 50 foods on this page, the average calorie count lands at 68 kcal per 100g, with average protein of 3.2g per 100g (the full Vegetables and Vegetable Products group of 913 foods averages 63 kcal, shown above). These per-page averages help you benchmark any single food against its immediate neighbors on this listing, a food 30% above this page's calorie average, for example, is a useful signal for portion planning.
Within this page, the most energy-dense item is "Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried" at 321 calories per 100g, while the lightest is "Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained,…" at 13 calories. That kind of spread is typical for USDA food groups: branded and processed entries often sit high on calories and sodium, while raw or minimally prepared entries anchor the low end. Sorting the grid by calories, protein, fat, or carbs exposes the full distribution so you can pick foods that match specific dietary goals rather than relying on category intuition alone.
Every food in the Vegetables and Vegetable Products group links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages sourced from USDA Standard Reference, Foundation, Branded, or Survey data depending on the item. Use the sort controls to surface the highest-protein or lowest-sodium choices, or drill into any food card to see macro bars, similar foods, and brand breakdowns. For framework and interpretation help, the nutrition guides explain daily values, how to compare foods fairly, and where hidden sugars hide inside everyday categories.
→ Compare the first three vegetables and vegetable products foods side-by-side
Fireweed, leaves, raw
Flour, cassava
Flour, potato
Fungi, Cloud ears, dried
Garlic, raw
Garlic, raw
Ginger root, pickled, canned, with artificial sweetener
Ginger root, raw
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Gourd, dishcloth (towelgourd), raw
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw
Grape leaves, canned
Grape leaves, raw
Green onion, (scallion), bulb and greens, root removed, raw
Hearts of palm, canned
Hearts of palm, raw
Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Hyacinth-beans, immature seeds, raw
Jerusalem-artichokes, raw
Jew's ear, (pepeao), raw
Jute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Jute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Jute, potherb, raw
Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Kale, frozen, unprepared
Kale, raw
Kale, raw
Kanpyo, (dried gourd strips)
Ketchup, restaurant
Kohlrabi, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Kohlrabi, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Kohlrabi, raw
Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Lambsquarters, raw
Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw
Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried
Leeks, bulb and greens, root removed, raw
Lemon grass (citronella), raw
Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt
Primary source data
Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.
Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Key takeaways
- Within Vegetables and Vegetable Products, Leeks is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 321 cal per 100g, while Gourd is the lightest at 13 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
- By average calorie density, vegetables and vegetable products ranks 25th of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
- Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.
Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.