Hearts of palm, canned leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
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
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g9 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g16.5 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g8.57 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.87 g—
- Total fat3 g2.21 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.3 g0.46 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg1521.43 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg632.14 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better139.13 mg207.14 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better4.17 mg11.18 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better117.39 mg135.71 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN35.65 mg28.21 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.

