Garden cress, raw leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Garden cress, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Garden cress, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar and less sodium.
Pick Garden cress, raw for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal32 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g2.6 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g5.5 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN1.9 g1.1 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g4.4 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.7 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg14 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg606 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg81 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg1.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg38 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg69 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.

