Spirulina, dried leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Spirulina, dried comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Spirulina, dried for more protein, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.22 g19.82 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.3 g8.24 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.69 g1.24 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.07 g
- Total fat2.92 g2.66 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.29 g0.91 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN15.3 mg361.38 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN858.01 mg470 mg
- Calciummore is better21.71 mg41.38 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.89 mg9.83 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better40.21 mg67.24 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.71 mg3.48 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.

