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Amaranth leaves, cooked
Amaranth leaves, cooked4
VS
Nopales (cactus pads), cooked
Nopales (cactus pads), cooked4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

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

Pick Nopales (cactus pads), cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN10.05 g
    9 g
  • Carbohydrate
    19.57 g
    21.87 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    13.33 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    7.47 g
  • Total fat
    0.86 g
    0.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.04 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    1223.81 mg
    133.33 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN3052.38 mg
    1300 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    995.24 mg
    1093.33 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN10.76 mg
    3.33 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    261.9 mg
    313.33 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN195.71 mg
    35.33 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 Nopales (cactus pads), cooked · Foodatron