Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Bitter melon, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Bitter melon, cooked for more fiber, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g0.84 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g4.32 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g1.95 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.18 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg242 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg319 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN32 mg9 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.96 mg0.38 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN27 mg16 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg33 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.

