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Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

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

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

Pick Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke), raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    73 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    2 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    17.44 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.6 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    9.6 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.01 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    4 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    429 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    14 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.26 mg
    3.4 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    17 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    4 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.

Amaranth leaves, cooked vs Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke), raw · Foodatron