Swiss chard, raw leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Swiss chard, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein and more potassium.
Pick Swiss chard, raw for less sodium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy78 kcal19 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN4.49 g1.8 g
- Carbohydrate16.14 g3.74 g
- Fibermore is better—1.6 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.1 g
- Total fat0.1 g0.2 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.03 g
- Sodiumless is better254 mg213 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN881 mg379 mg
- Calciummore is better7 mg51 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.21 mg1.8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better49 mg81 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.3 mg30 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.

