Sauerkraut leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Sauerkraut comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for less sodium.
Pick Sauerkraut for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g4.79 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g22.53 g
- Fibermore is better7.69 g15.26 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—9.37 g
- Total fat2.92 g0.74 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.29 g0.18 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg3478.95 mg
- Potassiummore is better858.01 mg894.74 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg157.89 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg7.74 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg68.42 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg77.37 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.

