Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spirulina, dried for more protein, more potassium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better17.35 g19.82 gWIN
- Carbohydrate9.13 g8.24 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.26 g1.24 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g1.07 g
- Total fat3 g2.66 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.3 g0.91 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg361.38 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg470 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg41.38 mg
- Ironmore is better4.17 mg9.83 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg67.24 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN35.65 mg3.48 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.

