Purslane, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Purslane, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for less sodium.
Pick Purslane, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g10.15 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g16.95 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g—
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat2.92 g1.8 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg225 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg2470 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg325 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg9.95 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg340 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg105 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.

