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Amaranth leaves, cooked Leader
Amaranth leaves, cooked5
VS
Yam, cooked
Yam, cooked3

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

Amaranth leaves, cooked: 100 g · Yam, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

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

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

Pick Yam, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    21 kcal
    114 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.11 g
    1.49 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.11 g
    26.99 g
  • Fibermore is better
    —
    3.9 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    0.49 g
  • Total fat
    0.18 g
    0.14 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.03 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    257 mg
    244 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    641 mg
    670 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN209 mg
    14 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.26 mg
    0.52 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN55 mg
    18 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN41.1 mg
    12.1 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.

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