Dandelion greens, raw leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Dandelion greens, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Dandelion greens, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Dandelion greens, raw for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal45 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g2.7 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g9.2 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g3.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g0.71 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.7 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.17 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg76 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg397 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg187 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg3.1 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg36 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg35 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.

