Parsnips, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Parsnips, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Parsnips, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Parsnips, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal71 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g1.32 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g17.01 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g3.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g4.8 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg10 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg367 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg37 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.96 mg0.58 mg
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg29 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg13 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.

