Arugula, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Arugula, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Arugula, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g10.32 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g14.6 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g6.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better—8.2 g
- Total fat2.92 g2.64 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.29 g0.34 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg108 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1476 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg640 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg5.84 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg188 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg60 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.

