Nopales (cactus pads), cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Nopales (cactus pads), cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agar seaweed, raw for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Nopales (cactus pads), cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.08 g9 gWIN
- Carbohydrate25.96 g21.87 g
- Fibermore is better1.92 g13.33 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.08 g7.47 g
- Total fat0.12 g0.33 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.04 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN34.62 mg133.33 mg
- Potassiummore is better869.23 mg1300 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better207.69 mg1093.33 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN7.15 mg3.33 mg
- Magnesiummore is better257.69 mg313.33 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg35.33 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.

