Ancho peppers, dried leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Ancho peppers, dried comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Mountain yam, cooked for less saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.22 g2.11 g
- Carbohydrate18.3 g24.38 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat2.92 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.02 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg302.44 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN858.01 mg603.66 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN21.71 mg9.76 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN3.89 mg0.52 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN40.21 mg12.2 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.71 mg0 mg
- 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.

