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Amaranth leaves, cooked
Amaranth leaves, cooked4
VS
Spirulina, dried
Spirulina, dried4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick Amaranth leaves, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Pick Spirulina, dried for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    290 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2.11 g
    57.47 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    23.9 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    3.6 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    3.1 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    7.72 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.05 g
    2.65 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN257 mg
    1048 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    641 mg
    1363 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    120 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.26 mg
    28.5 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    55 mg
    195 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    10.1 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 Spirulina, dried · Foodatron