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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

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN4.22 g
    3.8 g
  • Carbohydrate
    18.3 g
    23.7 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.69 g
    8.5 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
  • Total fat
    2.92 g
    0.55 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.29 g
    0.06 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN15.3 mg
    2060 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    858.01 mg
    1960 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    21.71 mg
    360 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN3.89 mg
    3.65 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    40.21 mg
    215 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.71 mg
    8.5 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.

Ancho peppers, dried vs Cardoon, cooked · Foodatron