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Amaranth leaves vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth leaves and leek different?

  • Amaranth leaves have more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, calcium, potassium, vitamin B2, zinc, magnesium, and folate than leek.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for amaranth leaves is 911% higher.
  • Amaranth leaves contain 8 times more zinc than leek. While amaranth leaves contain 0.9mg of zinc, leek contains only 0.12mg.

Amaranth leaves, raw and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 65% 54% 87% 54% 25% 21% 2.6% 115% 4.9%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +264.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +239.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +35%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%
~equal in Iron ~2.1mg
~equal in Sodium ~20mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 144% 49% 0% 0% 6.8% 36% 12% 3.8% 44% 0% 2850% 64% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +260.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +426.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2325.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth leaves Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1140µg 47µg 911%
Vitamin C 43.3mg 12mg 35%
Manganese 0.885mg 0.481mg 18%
Calcium 215mg 59mg 16%
Potassium 611mg 180mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.03mg 10%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.12mg 7%
Vitamin A 146µg 83µg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Magnesium 55mg 28mg 6%
Folate 85µg 64µg 5%
Copper 0.162mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.192mg 0.233mg 3%
Iron 2.32mg 2.1mg 3%
Carbs 4.02g 14.15g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.14mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.658mg 0.4mg 2%
Calories 23kcal 61kcal 2%
Protein 2.46g 1.5g 2%
Phosphorus 50mg 35mg 2%
Fats 0.33g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 4.02g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Sodium 20mg 20mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.091g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.076g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.166g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.099mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.119mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.127mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.052mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.46 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 4.02 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 1.5 g
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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +252%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 24% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.076 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 g
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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1800%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Amaranth leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168385/nutrients
  2. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.