Calories in a Cup of Chopped Onion, Cabbage and More

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

Chopped onion, cabbage, carrot and the rest of the salad and sabzi board each have a cup or half-cup weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives ten raw vegetable records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central (onion, cabbage, green pepper, carrot, cauliflower, beet, cucumber, white icicle radish, spinach and tomato), with the cup, half-cup and spoon weights printed on their record pages. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, prints per 100 g only and has no cup weights, so this page uses SR Legacy only; the IFCT rows for these vegetables are in our salad vegetables guide. Cooked vegetables are in our boiled vegetables guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 cup of chopped onion (160 g) is 64.0 kcal, 1 cup of chopped cabbage (89 g) 22.3 kcal, 1 cup of chopped carrots (128 g) 52.5 kcal and 1 cup of chopped cauliflower (107 g) 26.8 kcal. Our reading: the cup weight varies a lot between vegetables: 1 cup of raw spinach is 30 g and 6.9 kcal, against 128 g and 52.5 kcal for 1 cup of chopped carrots.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed cup and spoon

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. Only cup, half-cup and tablespoon portions are listed; the records also print slices, rings, leaves, whole vegetables and heads.

The sums: 170000 40 × 160 / 100 = 64, so 64.0 kcal; 170000 40 × 10 / 100 = 4, so 4.0 kcal; 170000 40 × 115 / 100 = 46, so 46.0 kcal; 169975 25 × 89 / 100 = 22.25, so 22.3 kcal; 169975 25 × 70 / 100 = 17.5, so 17.5 kcal; 170427 20 × 149 / 100 = 29.8, so 29.8 kcal; 170427 20 × 92 / 100 = 18.4, so 18.4 kcal; 170427 20 × 9.3 / 100 = 1.86, so 1.9 kcal; 170393 41 × 110 / 100 = 45.1, so 45.1 kcal; 170393 41 × 128 / 100 = 52.48, so 52.5 kcal; 170393 41 × 122 / 100 = 50.02, so 50.0 kcal; 169986 25 × 107 / 100 = 26.75, so 26.8 kcal; 169145 43 × 136 / 100 = 58.48, so 58.5 kcal; 168409 15 × 52 / 100 = 7.8, so 7.8 kcal; 170081 14 × 50 / 100 = 7, so 7.0 kcal; 168462 23 × 30 / 100 = 6.9, so 6.9 kcal; 170457 18 × 180 / 100 = 32.4, so 32.4 kcal; 170457 18 × 149 / 100 = 26.82, so 26.8 kcal. Protein, fat and carbohydrate are the same arithmetic on the per 100 g figures, rounded to 0.1 g with half rounding up.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy: 169145 (beets) 43 kcal, 170393 (carrots) 41, 170000 (onions) 40, 169975 and 169986 (cabbage, cauliflower) 25, 168462 (spinach) 23, 170427 (green peppers) 20, 170457 (tomatoes) 18, 168409 (cucumber) 15 and 170081 (white icicle radish) 14.
• Protein per 100 g: 168462 (spinach) 2.86 g, 169986 (cauliflower) 1.92 g, 169145 (beets) 1.61 g, 169975 (cabbage) 1.28 g, 170000 (onions) 1.1 g and 170081 (white icicle radish) 1.1 g.
• The cup differs by cut: SR Legacy 170393 prints 1 cup of carrots as 110 g grated, 122 g in strips or slices and 128 g chopped, 45.1, 50.0 and 52.5 kcal.
• A cup is not a spoon: SR Legacy 170000 prints 160 g for 1 cup of chopped onion, 64.0 kcal, against 4.0 kcal for 1 tbsp chopped (10 g).

Why these are reference rows, not your plate

• Names are the records'. We do not say that a vegetable-seller's bowl, a salad plate or a vegetable sold in India matches any record, and the record names are used exactly as printed.
• Every portion here is printed. No cup, half-cup or spoon weight on this page is ours: each is printed on its record page, and the only weight that is ours is the labelled 50 g example in the logging section. No record here prints a full cup for cucumber or radish, so the page gives the half cup.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy and carbohydrate of all ten records "Calculated". Protein is "Analytical" on 169975, 168409 and 169986 and carries an "Aggregated data…" source-code note on 170000, 170427, 170393 and 170457; protein and fat carry no note on 169145, 170081 and 168462; fat carries the "Aggregated data…" note on the other seven.
• Raw only. Cooked, fried and pickled vegetables are not in these records, and oil, salt and masala are not either; add each by its own weight.
• For a packaged product, the pack wins. This page uses no pack labels.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log by weight. 50 g of chopped cabbage (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 169975 is 25 × 50 / 100 = 12.5, so 12.5 kcal.
• Pick the cut the record prints. If you log carrots by the cup, choose grated, chopped or strips to match the record; they differ.
• Oil is separate. The oil in a sabzi is in our spoon guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a vegetable from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same dish.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

We make NYUS, so read this as ours. NYUS is an AI fitness and nutrition coach in early access on Android, with no ads and no data selling. You log foods yourself by searching 8,900+ Indian and global foods or by barcode, and a weekly check-in adjusts your calories, macros and step goal once enough is logged. Barcode coverage of Indian packaged foods is not complete, so search by name when a scan finds nothing.

What this page leaves out

• A calorie, fibre or sugar target, and any claim about what vegetables do to your weight or health: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Any named brand, pack label or FSSAI figure: not used, so the page does not mix label numbers with the records above.
• Cooked vegetables, soups and sabzi dishes: none is among the records used here. Boiled vegetables are in our boiled vegetables guide, and one vegetable by piece in our salad vegetables guide.
• Tomato puree and paste: see our tomato puree and paste guide.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate, including fibre and sugars: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170000 (Onions, raw): Energy 40 kcal (166 kJ), protein 1.1 g, total fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate 9.34 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup, chopped 160 g, 1 tbsp chopped 10 g, 1 cup, sliced 115 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169975 (Cabbage, raw): Energy 25 kcal (103 kJ), protein 1.28 g, total fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate 5.8 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup, chopped 89 g, 1 cup, shredded 70 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170427 (Peppers, sweet, green, raw): Energy 20 kcal (84 kJ), protein 0.86 g, total fat 0.17 g, carbohydrate 4.64 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup, chopped 149 g, 1 cup, sliced 92 g, 1 tbsp 9.3 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170393 (Carrots, raw): Energy 41 kcal (173 kJ), protein 0.93 g, total fat 0.24 g, carbohydrate 9.58 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup grated 110 g, 1 cup chopped 128 g, 1 cup strips or slices 122 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169986 (Cauliflower, raw): Energy 25 kcal (104 kJ), protein 1.92 g, total fat 0.28 g, carbohydrate 4.97 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup chopped (1/2" pieces) 107 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169145 (Beets, raw): Energy 43 kcal (180 kJ), protein 1.61 g, total fat 0.17 g, carbohydrate 9.56 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup 136 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168409 (Cucumber, with peel, raw): Energy 15 kcal (65 kJ), protein 0.65 g, total fat 0.11 g, carbohydrate 3.63 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 0.5 cup slices 52 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170081 (Radishes, white icicle, raw): Energy 14 kcal (59 kJ), protein 1.1 g, total fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate 2.63 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 0.5 cup slices 50 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168462 (Spinach, raw): Energy 23 kcal (97 kJ), protein 2.86 g, total fat 0.39 g, carbohydrate 3.63 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup 30 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170457 (Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average): Energy 18 kcal (74 kJ), protein 0.88 g, total fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 3.89 g per 100 g; cup portions used: 1 cup, chopped or sliced 180 g, 1 cup cherry tomatoes 149 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): per 100 g edible portion only; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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