Spinach, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Spinach, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for less sodium.
Pick Spinach, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.76 g12.43 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.69 g15.78 g
- Fibermore is better—9.57 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.83 g
- Total fat0.13 g1.7 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.27 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN325.64 mg343.48 mg
- Potassiummore is better1129.49 mg2426.09 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg430.43 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg11.78 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg343.48 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg122.17 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.

