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Amaranth leaves, cooked
Amaranth leaves, cooked4
VS
Watercress, raw
Watercress, raw4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

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

Pick Amaranth leaves, cooked for less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Watercress, raw for more protein, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    10.05 g
    20.91 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    19.57 g
    11.73 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    4.55 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.82 g
  • Total fat
    0.86 g
    0.91 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.24 g
    0.25 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1223.81 mg
    372.73 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN3052.38 mg
    3000 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    995.24 mg
    1090.91 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN10.76 mg
    1.82 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN261.9 mg
    190.91 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    195.71 mg
    390.91 mgWIN
  • 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 Watercress, raw · Foodatron