Spinach, frozen, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Spinach, frozen, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spinach, frozen, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g11.79 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g14.12 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g10.88 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g1.5 g
- Total fat3 g2.56 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.11 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg947.06 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg888.24 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better139.13 mg450 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better4.17 mg5.76 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better117.39 mg241.18 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN35.65 mg6.47 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.

