Healthiest foods ranking

Sweet potatoes win 56% of their duels and top the Food ranking ahead of Wild salmon.

Sweet potatoes and Wild salmon share 1300 ELO points but hold distinct positions at the top. A 26-point gap separates Wild salmon from Legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans) in third place, marking the sharpest divide in the ranking. Plain yogurt at 1250 ELO and Avocados at 1246 ELO complete the top 5, clustered within 54 points of the leaders. The podium reflects a preference for whole foods rich in nutrients and versatility, while the bottom tells a different story. Kale sits last at 985 ELO with a 26% win rate across 133 duels, trailing Quinoa by 111 points. Spinach occupies eighth place at 1141 ELO, suggesting that leafy greens struggle to match the appeal of starchy vegetables, legumes and protein-rich options at the top.

This ranking draws from 660 duels played by 31 players across 10 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The vote captures how these healthiest foods stack up when matched head-to-head, revealing that Sweet potatoes and Wild salmon command the strongest consensus. Cast your own vote to shape the next update and see which nutritional powerhouse climbs higher.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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