Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Salsify, cooked for more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g4.01 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g22.59 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.26 g4.56 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g4.26 g
- Total fat3 g0.25 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg370.59 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg416.18 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg69.12 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg0.81 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg26.47 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN35.65 mg6.76 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.

