Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth leaves, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Red bell pepper, raw for less sodium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy21 kcal26 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN2.11 g0.99 g
- Carbohydrate4.11 g6.03 g
- Fibermore is better—2.1 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.2 g
- Total fat0.18 g0.3 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g0.06 g
- Sodiumless is better257 mg4 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN641 mg211 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN209 mg7 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.26 mg0.43 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN55 mg12 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better41.1 mg127.7 mgWIN
- 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.

