Amaranth leaves vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between amaranth leaves and parsley

Amaranth leaves have more manganese, vitamin B6, and calcium; however, parsley is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, and vitamin B5.
Parsley covers your daily vitamin K needs 417% more than amaranth leaves.
Parsley has 6 times less manganese than amaranth leaves. Amaranth leaves have 0.885mg of manganese, while parsley has 0.16mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Amaranth leaves, raw and Parsley, fresh.

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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.

Amaranth leaves

Parsley

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+453.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

Contains more IronIron	+167.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16%

~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

~equal in Potassium ~554mg

~equal in Copper ~0.149mg

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.

Amaranth leaves

Parsley

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+113.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+207.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+188.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+99.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+525%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+43.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+78.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1140µg	1640µg	417%
Vitamin C	43.3mg	133mg	100%
Iron	2.32mg	6.2mg	49%
Manganese	0.885mg	0.16mg	32%
Vitamin A	146µg	421µg	31%
Folate	85µg	152µg	17%
Fiber		3.3g	13%
Calcium	215mg	138mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.192mg	0.09mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.064mg	0.4mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.158mg	0.098mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.75mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.086mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.658mg	1.313mg	4%
Choline		12.8mg	2%
Potassium	611mg	554mg	2%
Zinc	0.9mg	1.07mg	2%
Sodium	20mg	56mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.076g	0.295g	1%
Calories	23kcal	36kcal	1%
Protein	2.46g	2.97g	1%
Selenium	0.9µg	0.1µg	1%
Phosphorus	50mg	58mg	1%
Copper	0.162mg	0.149mg	1%
Magnesium	55mg	50mg	1%
Carbs	4.02g	6.33g	1%
Fats	0.33g	0.79g	1%
Net carbs	4.02g	3.03g	N/A
Sugar		0.85g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.091g	0.132g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.147g	0.124g	0%
Tryptophan	0.031mg	0.045mg	0%
Threonine	0.099mg	0.122mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.119mg	0.118mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	0.204mg	0%
Lysine	0.127mg	0.181mg	0%
Methionine	0.036mg	0.042mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.145mg	0%
Valine	0.137mg	0.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.052mg	0.061mg	0%