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

Spinach, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

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
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    10.05 g
    12.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    19.57 g
    16.3 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    10.43 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.87 g
  • Total fat
    0.86 g
    1.13 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.19 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    1223.81 mg
    304.35 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN3052.38 mg
    2026.09 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN995.24 mg
    591.3 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    10.76 mg
    15.52 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    261.9 mg
    378.26 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN195.71 mg
    42.61 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.

Amaranth leaves, cooked vs Spinach, cooked · Foodatron