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

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

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

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

Pick Red chili peppers, raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    40 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    1.87 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    8.81 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.5 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    5.3 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.44 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.04 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    9 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    322 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    14 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    1.03 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    23 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    41.1 mg
    143.7 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.

Amaranth leaves, cooked vs Red chili peppers, raw · Foodatron