Calabash gourd, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Calabash gourd, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Calabash gourd, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g4.62 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g23.85 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g9.23 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.87 g—
- Total fat3 g0.15 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg1830.77 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg1307.69 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better139.13 mg184.62 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg1.92 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg84.62 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 mg65.38 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.

