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Amaranth leaves, cooked Leader
Amaranth leaves, cooked5
VS
New Zealand spinach, cooked
New Zealand spinach, cooked3

Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Amaranth leaves, cooked for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick New Zealand spinach, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    10.05 g
    10.83 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    19.57 g
    17.75 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    11.67 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    2.08 g
  • Total fat
    0.86 g
    1.42 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.23 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1223.81 mg
    2858.33 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN3052.38 mg
    850 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN995.24 mg
    400 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN10.76 mg
    5.5 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    261.9 mg
    266.67 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN195.71 mg
    133.33 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.

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