Dandelion greens, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Dandelion greens, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Dandelion greens, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g6 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g20.44 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.86 g7.78 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.58 g
- Total fat0.25 g1.56 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.38 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg168.89 mg
- Potassiummore is better780.36 mg882.22 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better78.57 mg415.56 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.66 mg6.89 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better76.79 mg80 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better19.29 mg77.78 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.

