Dandelion greens, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Dandelion greens, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Dandelion greens, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g6.06 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g19.39 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g8.79 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—4.91 g
- Total fat2.92 g1.82 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg848.48 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN858.01 mg703.03 mg
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg424.24 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg5.45 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg72.73 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg54.55 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.

