Dandelion Greens vs Mustard Greens – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing dandelion greens to mustard greens, we picked the dandelions.

Why?

Despite our best efforts to find something to unseat dandelion greens from the “most nutritious greens” throne, they still come out on top:

In terms of macros, dandelion greens have more fiber, carbs, and protein, making them the most nutritionally dense option in this category.

In the category of vitamins, dandelion greens have more of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B7, B9, C, E, K, and choline, while mustard greens have more vitamin B5 (the vitamin that’s found in all foods). A very clear win for dandelion greens here.

Looking at minerals, dandelion greens have more calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, while mustard greens have (slightly) more selenium. Another easy win for dandelion greens.

When it comes to polyphenols, we weren’t able to get figures for mustard greens, but we know that dandelion greens have lots and have beaten every other kind of greenery we’ve pitted them against so far. Probably mustard greens are good for this too, but we can’t comment without data.

Adding up the sections (skipping over polyphenols, on account of the absence of data for mustard greens) makes for an overall strong win for dandelion greens, but by all means enjoy either or both; diversity is good!

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Enjoy!