Artichoke vs Brussels Sprouts – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing artichoke to Brussels sprouts, we picked the sprouts.

Why?

Finally, a vegetable that beats artichoke—after it previously beat many healthy high-scorers including cabbage and even broccoli! It was still close though, which is impressive for artichoke, considering what a nutritional powerhouse Brussels sprouts are:

In terms of macros, the only meaningful difference is that artichoke has slightly more carbs and fiber, so artichoke gets the most marginal of nominal wins in this category.

In the category of vitamins, however, artichoke has only more of vitamins B3, and B9, while Brussels sprouts have more of vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, and K, giving sprouts the clear victory here, especially with much higher margins of difference (e.g. 58x more vitamin A, as well as 7x more vitamin C, and 10x more vitamin K).

When it comes to minerals, artichoke has more copper, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc, while Brussels sprouts have more iron, manganese, potassium, and selenium, resulting in a 4:4 tie, and the small margins of difference are mostly comparable, with the exception that sprouts have 8x more selenium. So, Brussels sprouts win this category very marginally on that tie-breaker.

In other considerations, artichoke has more polyphenols, while the sprouts have sulforaphane, to we’re calling this round a tie on balance.

Adding up the sections we see that most recent tie, while macros and minerals gave a small win each to artichoke and sprouts respectively, while the vitamins category was an overwhelming win for sprouts, so—with this deciding factor in mind—sprouts win the day today.

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Enjoy!