Ancho peppers, dried leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Ancho peppers, dried comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Malabar spinach, raw for less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy281 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN11.86 g1.8 g
- Carbohydrate51.42 g3.4 g
- Fibermore is better21.6 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat8.2 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.82 g—
- Sodiumless is better43 mg24 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2411 mg510 mg
- Calciummore is better61 mg109 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN10.93 mg1.2 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN113 mg65 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better2 mg102 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.

