Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more fiber, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g17.35 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g9.13 g
- Fibermore is better7.86 g8.26 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.87 g
- Total fat0.25 g3 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.3 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg26.09 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN780.36 mg343.48 mg
- Calciummore is better78.57 mg139.13 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.66 mg4.17 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better76.79 mg117.39 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better19.29 mg35.65 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

