Wax beans, cooked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Wax beans, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Alfalfa sprouts, raw for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Wax beans, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy23 kcal35 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.99 g1.89 g
- Carbohydrate2.1 g7.88 g
- Fibermore is better1.9 g3.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.2 g3.63 g
- Total fat0.69 g0.28 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.06 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg239 mg
- Potassiummore is better79 mg299 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better32 mg46 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg1.28 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN27 mg25 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better8.2 mg9.7 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.

