Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Straw mushrooms, canned for less saturated fat and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g11.97 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g14.5 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.26 g7.81 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.87 g—
- Total fat3 g2.13 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.28 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg1200 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN343.48 mg243.75 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg31.25 mg
- Ironmore is better4.17 mg4.47 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg21.88 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN35.65 mg0 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.

