Bitter melon, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Bitter melon, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein and less sodium.
Pick Bitter melon, cooked for more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.76 g4.42 g
- Carbohydrate20.69 g22.74 g
- Fibermore is better—10.53 g
- Total sugarsless is better—10.26 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.95 g
- Saturated fatless is better——
- Sodiumless is betterWIN325.64 mg1273.68 mg
- Potassiummore is better1129.49 mg1678.95 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg47.37 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg2 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg84.21 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg173.68 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.

