Alfalfa sprouts, raw leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Alfalfa sprouts, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Turnip, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g3.23 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g23 g
- Fibermore is better8.26 g9.09 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g13.59 g
- Total fat3 g0.36 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN26.09 mg1300 mg
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg613.64 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg100 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg1 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN117.39 mg36.36 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 mg52.73 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.

