Kimchi leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Kimchi comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Kimchi for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2 g7.33 gWIN
- Carbohydrate26.04 g16 g
- Fibermore is better7.86 g10.67 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—7.07 g
- Total fat0.25 g3.33 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.45 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7.14 mg3320 mg
- Potassiummore is better780.36 mg1006.67 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better78.57 mg220 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.66 mg16.67 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better76.79 mg93.33 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN19.29 mg0 mg
- 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.

