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Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Mustard spinach (tendergreen), cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Mustard spinach (tendergreen), cooked for less sodium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    16 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    1.7 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    2.8 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.2 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    250 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    285 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    158 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    0.8 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    7 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    41.1 mg
    65 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.