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Amaranth leaves, cooked Leader
Amaranth leaves, cooked4
VS
Malabar spinach, raw
Malabar spinach, raw3

Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Malabar spinach, raw for less sodium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN10.05 g
    9.47 g
  • Carbohydrate
    19.57 g
    17.89 g
  • Fibermore is better
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  • Total sugarsless is better
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  • Total fat
    0.86 g
    1.58 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
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  • Sodiumless is better
    1223.81 mg
    126.32 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN3052.38 mg
    2684.21 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN995.24 mg
    573.68 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN10.76 mg
    6.32 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    261.9 mg
    342.11 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    195.71 mg
    536.84 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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 Malabar spinach, raw · Foodatron