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Asparagus, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Asparagus, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more potassium.

Pick Asparagus, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.76 g
    10.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    20.69 g
    18.68 g
  • Fibermore is better
    9.09 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    5.91 g
  • Total fat
    0.13 g
    1 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.22 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    325.64 mg
    63.64 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN1129.49 mg
    1018.18 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    8.97 mg
    104.55 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.55 mg
    4.14 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    62.82 mg
    63.64 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.38 mg
    35 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.