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Amaranth leaves, cooked Leader
Amaranth leaves, cooked4
VS
Swiss chard, cooked
Swiss chard, cooked3

Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Swiss chard, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Swiss chard, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    20 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    1.88 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    4.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    2.1 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.1 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.08 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.01 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    179 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    549 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    58 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    2.26 mg
    2.26 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    55 mg
    86 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    18 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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