Swiss chard, raw leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Swiss chard, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Swiss chard, raw for more protein, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g1.8 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g3.74 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g1.6 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.1 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.2 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.03 g0.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg213 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN437 mg379 mg
- Calciummore is better44 mg51 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better43 mg81 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg30 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.

