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, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Zucchini, cooked for less sodium, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN17.35 g7.6 g
- Carbohydrate9.13 g17.93 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN8.26 g6.67 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.87 g11.4 g
- Total fat3 g2.4 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.3 g0.48 g
- Sodiumless is better26.09 mg20 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better343.48 mg1760 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN139.13 mg120 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.17 mg2.47 mg
- Magnesiummore is better117.39 mg126.67 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better35.65 mg86 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.

