Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Hubbard squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat and more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g4.96 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g21.62 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g9.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g9.8 g
- Total fat3 g1.24 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.26 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg488 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg716 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg34 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg0.94 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg44 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN35.65 mg19 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.

