Broccoli rabe, cooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Broccoli rabe, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Broccoli rabe, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g15.32 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g12.48 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g11.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.48 g
- Total fat2.92 g2.08 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.29 g0.36 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg224 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1372 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg472 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg5.08 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg108 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg148 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.

