Spinach, canned leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
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
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.08 g12.22 gWIN
- Carbohydrate25.96 g14.78 g
- Fibermore is better1.92 g10.43 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.08 g1.74 g
- Total fat0.12 g2.17 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.35 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN34.62 mg1400 mg
- Potassiummore is better869.23 mg1504.35 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better207.69 mg552.17 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better7.15 mg10 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better257.69 mg330.43 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg62.17 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.

