Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Lambsquarters, cooked for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g10 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g15.63 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.26 g6.56 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g1.94 g
- Total fat3 g2.19 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.16 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg828.13 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg900 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better139.13 mg806.25 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg2.19 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg71.88 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 mg115.63 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.

