This or That?

Our Verdict When comparing banana to peach, we picked the banana. Why? In terms of macros, bananas have more fiber, carbs, and protein, making them the more nutrient-dense option in this category. In the category of vitamins, bananas have more of vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6, B7, B9, and C, while peaches have more of…

Our Verdict When comparing edamame to mung beans, we picked the edamame. Why? In terms of macros, edamame has a little more protein while mung beans have a little more fiber for notably more carbs, so all things considered, we’ll call this category either a tie, or a subjective win for edamame. In the category…

Our Verdict When comparing banana to papaya, we picked the banana. Why? In terms of macros, the banana boasts nearly 2x the fiber, a little over 2x the carbs, and more than 2x the protein, making it the nutrient-dense option in the macros category. In the category of vitamins, bananas have more of vitamins B1,…

Our Verdict When comparing asparagus to cabbage, we picked the asparagus. Why? In terms of macros, these are the same, or rather, close enough that the margin of variation is mostly overlapping. So, a tie in this category. In the category of vitamins, asparagus has more of vitamins A, B1, B2, B4, B5, B9, E,…

Our Verdict When comparing apricots to oranges, we picked the apricots. Why? Both are great, and it was close! In terms of macros, apricots have more protein while oranges have more carbs and fiber, the ratio of of which means that apricots have the slightly lower glycemic index, though really, nobody is getting metabolic disease…

Our Verdict When comparing cabbage to spinach, we picked the spinach. Why? In terms of macros, these are very similar: mostly water, small amounts of carbs and protein, and enough fiber to hold them together. The only notable point of distinction here is that cabbage higher in soluble fiber, while spinach has more insoluble fiber,…

Our Verdict When comparing lychee to plum, we picked the lychee. Why? It was close! In terms of macros, the numbers are all close enough to be a tie (carbs and protein slightly in lychees’ favor; fiber even more marginally in plums’ favor, but we’re talking literally 0.1g/100g difference). Which, fair enough, we picked fruits…

Our Verdict When comparing chickpeas to peas, we picked the chickpeas. Why? Both are great! But… In terms of macros, chickpeas have more protein, fiber, and carbs, the ratio of which latter two also gives them the lower glycemic index. It’s worth noting that peas are not far behind chickpeas here, but by the numbers,…

Our Verdict When comparing papaya to passion fruit, we picked the passion fruit. Why? In terms of macros, passion fruit wins against most contenders with its very high fiber content, and that’s true here too; passion fruit has more than 6x the fiber, as well as about 2x the carbs and more than 4x the…

Our Verdict When comparing chickpeas to edamame, we picked the edamame. Why? Both are great! But there are some important nutritional differences: In terms of macros, chickpeas have slightly more fiber and 3x the carbs, while edamame has slightly more protein. We’ll call this category a tie, but subjectively you could swing it either way,…

Our Verdict When comparing guava to strawberries, we picked the guava. Why? A straightforward one today: In terms of macros, guava has nearly 3x the fiber, approximately 2x the carbs, and more than 2x the protein, making it the all-round more nutrient-dense option in the macros category. In the category of vitamins, guava has more…

Our Verdict When comparing dandelion greens to red lettuce, we picked the dandelion greens. Why? It wasn’t close, despite the continuing search for a somewhat bitter salad leaf that might be able to compete! In terms of macros, dandelion greens have more than 3.5x the fiber, as well as more carbs and protein, not that…