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Alfalfa sprouts, raw
Alfalfa sprouts, raw4
VS
Taro shoots, cooked
Taro shoots, cooked4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided

Alfalfa sprouts, raw: 100 g · Taro shoots, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Taro shoots, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    23 kcal
    14 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN3.99 g
    0.73 g
  • Carbohydrate
    2.1 g
    3.2 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.9 g
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  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.2 g
    —
  • Total fat
    0.69 g
    0.08 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.02 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    6 mg
    2 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    79 mg
    344 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN32 mg
    14 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.96 mg
    0.41 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN27 mg
    8 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    8.2 mg
    18.9 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Alfalfa sprouts, raw vs Taro shoots, cooked · Foodatron