Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth leaves, cooked for more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for more protein, less sodium and more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy21 kcal78 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.11 g4.49 gWIN
- Carbohydrate4.11 g16.14 g
- Fibermore is better——
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.18 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.05 g—
- Sodiumless is better257 mg254 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better641 mg881 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN209 mg7 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.26 mg1.21 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN55 mg49 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN41.1 mg0.3 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.

