Hearts of palm, canned leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Hearts of palm, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Hearts of palm, canned for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal28 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g2.52 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g4.62 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g2.4 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.2 g—
- Total fat0.69 g0.62 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.13 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg426 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg177 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg58 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg3.13 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg38 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN8.2 mg7.9 mg
- 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.

