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Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Shiitake mushrooms, raw for less sodium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN10.05 g
    6.59 g
  • Carbohydrate
    19.57 g
    19.97 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.35 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7 g
  • Total fat
    0.86 g
    1.44 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1223.81 mg
    26.47 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN3052.38 mg
    894.12 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN995.24 mg
    5.88 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN10.76 mg
    1.21 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN261.9 mg
    58.82 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    195.71 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.