Broccoli slaw calories come to 229 for a 1 cup (186 g) serving with dressing, or 123 per 100 g. The vegetables barely register: the undressed mix is just 31 calories for 91 g. Fat supplies 60% of the energy, so the dressing, not the broccoli, decides what your bowl costs.
229kcal
1 cup · 186 g, with dressing
6%protein
3.7 gProtein
19 gCarbs
15.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
With dressing · per 186 g
Calories
229 kcal
Protein
3.7 g
Carbohydrate
19.4 g
Fat
15.1 g
Saturated fat
2.3 g
Cholesterol
17 mg
Sodium
549 mg
Potassium
433 mg
Iron
1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Broccoli slaw: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 cup (186 g)
229
3.7 g
19.4 g
15.1 g
549 mg
11%
Half cup (93 g)
114
1.8 g
9.7 g
7.5 g
274 mg
6%
Undressed mix (91 g)
31
2.6 g
6 g
0.3 g
30 mg
2%
100 g
123
2 g
10.4 g
8.1 g
295 mg
6%
3 × 1 cup (186 g)
686
11 g
1,646 mg
5 × 1 cup (186 g)
1,144
18.3 g
2,744 mg
A cup of dressed slaw is a 229-calorie side
A 1 cup (186 g) serving of dressed broccoli slaw carries 229 calories, 15.1 g of fat and 549 mg of sodium. That is 11% of the daily value for calories and 24% of the daily value for sodium. A half cup (93 g) is the lighter scoop: 114 calories, 7.5 g of fat and 274 mg of sodium.
Slaw is easy to over-serve because it sits on the plate as a side and nobody measures sides. Two cups (372 g) reach 458 calories and 1,097 mg of sodium. Three cups (558 g) climb to 686 calories and 1,646 mg of sodium. A big cookout bowl of 5 cups (930 g) totals 1,144 calories and 2,744 mg of sodium, past the 2300 mg daily value on its own.
The practical fix is to measure once. Scoop a half cup, look at how much space it takes on your plate, and you will eyeball it better from then on. If you would rather not measure at all, BodyPal can log the slaw from a photo.
Fat supplies 60% of the calories
The calorie split for dressed broccoli slaw is 60% fat, 34% carbs and 6% protein. Per 100 g that works out to 8.1 g of fat, 10.4 g of carbs and only 2 g of protein. For a vegetable dish, that profile reads more like a dressing than a vegetable. Mostly, it is one.
Carbs come from both the shredded vegetables and the dressing. Sugars reach 6.3 g per 100 g, or 11.8 g in a cup, while the undressed mix holds only 1.5 g of sugar per 91 g. Most of the sweetness in a creamy slaw arrives with the dressing, not the broccoli.
Protein stays low at 3.7 g per cup, 7% of the daily value. Saturated fat is modest at 1.2 g per 100 g, and cholesterol sits at 9 mg per 100 g, so the fat here is mostly the unsaturated kind found in oil-based dressings. If you want the plate to carry protein, it has to come from whatever the slaw is served with.
Undressed, the mix is a 31-calorie vegetable
Bagged broccoli slaw from brands like Taylor Farms, Eat Smart or Wegmans is sold dry, and the USDA row for the plain mix shows why it looks so good on a label. The undressed mix comes to 31 calories per 91 g, with 2.6 g of protein, 6 g of carbs, 0.3 g of fat and 30 mg of sodium. That is 2% of the daily calorie value and 1% of the daily sodium value.
Set that next to a dressed cup at 229 calories. The vegetables are nearly the same; the dressing adds most of the energy, nearly all of the fat and most of the sodium. Fiber tells the same story from the other side: the undressed 91 g holds 2.4 g of fiber, while 100 g of dressed slaw has 1.9 g, because the dressing dilutes the vegetables by weight.
That gap is your lever. Dress the slaw lightly, lean on a vinegar-forward dressing, or toss a small amount of dressing through a larger pile of mix. Every spoonful you skip moves the bowl toward the 31-calorie baseline and away from the 229-calorie cup.
Sodium is the row to watch
Dressed broccoli slaw has 295 mg of sodium per 100 g, 13% of the daily value. A cup brings 549 mg, or 24%. For a side dish that is a sizable share, and it stacks quickly with salty mains like barbecue, burgers or fried chicken.
The upside rows are real but modest. Potassium lands at 233 mg per 100 g, and fiber reaches 3.5 g per cup. Those are useful numbers, yet they come bundled with the dressing's fat and sugar, so they do not turn a heavy scoop into a light one.
If you watch sodium, keep the portion to a half cup at 274 mg, or build your own bowl from the undressed mix, which starts at 30 mg. Pair slaw with a lean protein and a plain starch rather than another creamy or salty side. Treated as a condiment-sized side, it fits a day of eating without taking it over.
How does broccoli slaw compare?
Here is how dressed broccoli slaw stacks up against broccoli salad, raw broccoli florets and cooked broccoli, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories pick plain broccoli: a 1 cup (91 g) serving of florets is 31 calories and a half cup of cooked broccoli is 27, each about 0.3 times the slaw per 100 g. Broccoli salad is the heaviest at 416 calories a cup and 2.2 times the slaw's energy per 100 g, so broccoli slaw is the middle ground when you want something creamy.
Most popular broccoli slaw brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Giant Eagle Broccoli Slaw3 oz · 85 g35 kcal
2O Organics Broccoli Slaw3/4 cup · 85 g29 kcal
3Taylor Farms Broccoli Slaw1 cup · 85 g29 kcal
4Wegmans Broccoli Slaw1 cup · 85 g35 kcal
5Eat Smart Broccoli Slaw3 oz · 85 g29 kcal
6Walmart Broccoli Slaw1.25 cup · 85 g29 kcal
7H-E-B Broccoli Slaw1 cup · 85 g29 kcal
Bagged slaw kits are labeled undressed, so they read 29 to 35 calories per 100 g instead of the 123 of the dressed salad above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Broccoli slaw FAQs
How many calories are in broccoli slaw?
One cup of dressed broccoli slaw (186 g) is 229 calories. A smaller 93 g serving is 114 calories.
Is broccoli slaw good for weight loss?
A cup has 229 calories and 15.1 g fat, almost all of it from the dressing. The same cup of undressed shredded mix is about 31 calories.
Broccoli slaw vs broccoli salad: which has fewer calories?
Broccoli slaw has 123 calories per 100 g and broccoli salad 270 per 100 g.
How much protein and fiber does broccoli slaw have?
A cup has 3.7 g protein and 3.5 g fiber, which is 2 g protein and 1.9 g fiber per 100 g.
How many calories are in a half cup of broccoli slaw?
A half cup (93 g) of dressed broccoli slaw has 114 calories, 6% of the daily value. It also brings 7.5 g of fat and 274 mg of sodium, half of what a full cup carries.
How many calories are in broccoli slaw without dressing?
The undressed mix has 31 calories per 91 g, with 0.3 g of fat and 30 mg of sodium. A dressed cup jumps to 229 calories, so the dressing supplies most of the energy.
How much sodium is in broccoli slaw?
A cup of dressed broccoli slaw has 549 mg of sodium, 24% of the daily value. Per 100 g it is 295 mg. The undressed mix has only 30 mg per 91 g.
How much sugar is in broccoli slaw?
Dressed broccoli slaw has 11.8 g of sugar per cup and 6.3 g per 100 g. The undressed mix holds just 1.5 g per 91 g, so most of the sugar comes from the dressing.
How many carbs are in broccoli slaw?
A cup of dressed broccoli slaw has 19.4 g of carbs, including 3.5 g of fiber and 11.8 g of sugar. Per 100 g it is 10.4 g of carbs, and carbs make up 34% of the calories.
