Spinach, cooked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Broccoli, raw: 100 g · Spinach, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Spinach, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Broccoli, raw for more fiber, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Spinach, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy34 kcal23 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.82 g2.97 gWIN
- Carbohydrate6.64 g3.75 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.6 g2.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.7 g0.43 gWIN
- Total fat0.37 g0.26 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.11 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN33 mg70 mg
- Potassiummore is better316 mg466 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better47 mg136 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.73 mg3.57 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better21 mg87 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN89.2 mg9.8 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.

