Malabar spinach, raw leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Malabar spinach, raw comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein, more potassium and more iron.
Pick Malabar spinach, raw for less sodium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy78 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.49 g1.8 g
- Carbohydrate16.14 g3.4 g
- Fibermore is better——
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.1 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is better——
- Sodiumless is better254 mg24 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN881 mg510 mg
- Calciummore is better7 mg109 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.21 mg1.2 mg
- Magnesiummore is better49 mg65 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.3 mg102 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.

