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Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Shiitake mushrooms, raw: 100 g.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Shiitake mushrooms, raw for more protein and less sodium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    34 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2.11 g
    2.24 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    6.79 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.5 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.38 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.49 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    9 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    304 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    2 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    0.41 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    20 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    41.1 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.