Swiss chard, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Swiss chard, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Swiss chard, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar and less sodium.
Pick Swiss chard, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal20 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g1.88 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g4.13 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g2.1 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g1.1 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.08 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg179 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg549 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg58 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg2.26 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better27 mg86 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg18 mgWIN
- 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.

