Ancho peppers, dried leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Ancho peppers, dried comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g5.76 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g20.69 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat2.92 g0.13 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg325.64 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1129.49 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN21.71 mg8.97 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg1.55 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg62.82 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.71 mg0.38 mg
- 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.

