Asparagus, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Asparagus, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more potassium.
Pick Asparagus, raw for more protein, less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.76 g11 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.69 g19.4 g
- Fibermore is better—10.5 g
- Total sugarsless is better—9.4 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.6 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.2 g
- Sodiumless is better325.64 mg10 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1129.49 mg1010 mg
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg120 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg10.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg70 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg28 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.

