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Amaranth leaves, cooked
Amaranth leaves, cooked3
VS
Spinach, cooked Leader
Spinach, cooked5

Spinach, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

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

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

Pick Spinach, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    23 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2.11 g
    2.97 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    3.75 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    2.4 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    0.43 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.26 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.04 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    70 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    466 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    136 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.26 mg
    3.57 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    55 mg
    87 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    9.8 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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    —

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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