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Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Chinese broccoli (gai lan), cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Chinese broccoli (gai lan), cooked for less sodium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    22 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    1.14 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    3.81 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.5 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.84 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.72 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.05 g
    0.11 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    7 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    261 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    100 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    0.56 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    18 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    28.2 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 Chinese broccoli (gai lan), cooked · Foodatron