Malabar spinach, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Malabar spinach, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for less sodium.
Pick Malabar spinach, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.8 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g3.4 g
- Fibermore is better4.4 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg24 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg510 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better44 mg109 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.2 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better43 mg65 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg102 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.

