Dandelion greens, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Dandelion greens, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more potassium.
Pick Dandelion greens, 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 g6 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.69 g20.44 g
- Fibermore is better—7.78 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.58 g
- Total fat0.13 g1.56 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.38 g
- Sodiumless is better325.64 mg168.89 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1129.49 mg882.22 mg
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg415.56 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg6.89 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg80 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg77.78 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.

