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Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Bitter melon, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Amaranth leaves, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Bitter melon, cooked for less sodium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    19 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    0.84 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    4.32 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.95 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.18 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    242 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    319 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    9 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    0.38 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    16 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    33 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.

Amaranth leaves, cooked vs Bitter melon, cooked · Foodatron