Moringa pods, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Moringa pods, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for less sodium and more iron.
Pick Moringa pods, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g5.81 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g22.72 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g11.67 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat2.92 g0.53 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg775 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1269.44 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg55.56 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg1.25 mg
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg116.67 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg269.44 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.

