Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Asparagus, canned for more fiber, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g11.26 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g12.95 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g8.42 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g5.58 g
- Total fat3 g3.42 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.3 g0.77 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg1510.53 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg905.26 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg84.21 mg
- Ironmore is better4.17 mg9.63 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg52.63 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 mg96.84 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.

