Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Shiitake mushrooms, raw for more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g6.59 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g19.97 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.26 g7.35 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g7 g
- Total fat3 g1.44 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg26.47 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg894.12 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg5.88 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg1.21 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg58.82 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 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.

