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Amaranth leaves, cooked Leader
Amaranth leaves, cooked6
VS
Water chestnuts, raw
Water chestnuts, raw2

Amaranth leaves, cooked leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Water chestnuts, raw: 100 g.

The verdict

Amaranth leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Water chestnuts, raw for less saturated fat and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    97 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    1.4 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    23.94 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    3 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    4.8 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.1 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.03 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    14 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN641 mg
    584 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    11 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    0.06 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    22 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    4 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 Water chestnuts, raw · Foodatron