Mustard spinach (tendergreen), cooked leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Mustard spinach (tendergreen), cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
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Pick Mustard spinach (tendergreen), cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g10.63 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g17.5 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g12.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat2.92 g1.25 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg1562.5 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg1781.25 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg987.5 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg5 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg43.75 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg406.25 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.

