Broccoli, raw leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Broccoli, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more potassium and more magnesium.
Pick Broccoli, raw for more protein, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.76 g8.29 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.69 g19.53 g
- Fibermore is better—7.65 g
- Total sugarsless is better—5 g
- Total fat0.13 g1.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.34 g
- Sodiumless is better325.64 mg97.06 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1129.49 mg929.41 mg
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg138.24 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg2.15 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN62.82 mg61.76 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg262.35 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.

