Swiss chard, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
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
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g9.4 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g20.65 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g10.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g5.5 g
- Total fat3 g0.4 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.06 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg895 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg2745 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better139.13 mg290 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better4.17 mg11.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better117.39 mg430 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 mg90 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.

