Spinach, canned leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Spinach, canned comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Agar seaweed, raw for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Spinach, canned for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy26 kcal23 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.54 g2.81 gWIN
- Carbohydrate6.75 g3.4 g
- Fibermore is better0.5 g2.4 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.28 g0.4 g
- Total fat0.03 g0.5 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.01 g0.08 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN9 mg322 mg
- Potassiummore is better226 mg346 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better54 mg127 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.86 mg2.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better67 mg76 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg14.3 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.

