Cardoon, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Cardoon, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more protein, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Cardoon, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.22 g3.8 g
- Carbohydrate18.3 g23.7 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g8.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat2.92 g0.55 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.06 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg2060 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1960 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg360 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg3.65 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg215 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg8.5 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.

