Kimchi leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Kimchi comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Pick Kimchi for more protein, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.76 g7.33 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.69 g16 g
- Fibermore is better—10.67 g
- Total sugarsless is better—7.07 g
- Total fat0.13 g3.33 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.45 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN325.64 mg3320 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1129.49 mg1006.67 mg
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg220 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg16.67 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg93.33 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.38 mg0 mg
- 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.

