Spinach, canned leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Arrowhead, cooked: 100 g · Spinach, canned: 100 g.
The verdict
Spinach, canned comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Spinach, canned for more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy78 kcal23 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.49 g2.81 g
- Carbohydrate16.14 g3.4 g
- Fibermore is better—2.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.4 g
- Total fat0.1 g0.5 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.08 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN254 mg322 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN881 mg346 mg
- Calciummore is better7 mg127 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.21 mg2.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better49 mg76 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.3 mg14.3 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.

