Broccoli, raw leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Broccoli, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Broccoli, raw for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Cauliflower, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.29 g8 g
- Carbohydrate19.53 g17.87 g
- Fibermore is better7.65 g10 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN5 g9.04 g
- Total fat1.09 g1.96 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.34 g0.3 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better97.06 mg65.22 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN929.41 mg617.39 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN138.24 mg69.57 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.15 mg1.39 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN61.76 mg39.13 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN262.35 mg192.61 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.

