Spinach, frozen, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Spinach, frozen, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Spinach, frozen, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for less sugar, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spinach, frozen, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal34 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.99 g4.01 gWIN
- Carbohydrate2.1 g4.8 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g3.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g0.51 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.87 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg322 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg302 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg153 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg1.96 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg82 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN8.2 mg2.2 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.

