Broccoli rabe, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Broccoli rabe, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Broccoli rabe, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Broccoli rabe, cooked for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal25 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g3.83 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g3.12 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g2.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g0.62 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.52 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.09 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg56 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg343 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg118 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg1.27 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg27 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg37 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.

