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Amaranth leaves vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between amaranth leaves and sweet onions?

  • Amaranth leaves are richer than sweet onions in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, iron, calcium, folate, potassium, copper, and magnesium.
  • Amaranth leaves' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 950% more.
  • Amaranth leaves have 2917 times more vitamin A than sweet onions. While amaranth leaves have 2917 IU of vitamin A, sweet onions have only 1 IU.

We used Amaranth leaves, raw and Onions, sweet, raw types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +511.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +413.4%
Contains more IronIron +792.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +189.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +592.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1064.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

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 144% 49% 0% 0% 6.8% 36% 12% 3.8% 44% 0% 2850% 64%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +802.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +690%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +394.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +379900%
Contains more FolateFolate +269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth leaves Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1140µg 0.3µg 950%
Vitamin C 43.3mg 4.8mg 43%
Manganese 0.885mg 0.076mg 35%
Iron 2.32mg 0.26mg 26%
Calcium 215mg 20mg 20%
Vitamin A 146µg 0µg 16%
Folate 85µg 23µg 16%
Potassium 611mg 119mg 14%
Copper 0.162mg 0.056mg 12%
Magnesium 55mg 9mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.02mg 11%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.192mg 0.13mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Protein 2.46g 0.8g 3%
Phosphorus 50mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.658mg 0.133mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Carbs 4.02g 7.55g 1%
Sodium 20mg 8mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.098mg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 1%
Calories 23kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 4.02g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 5.02g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.091g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.099mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.119mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.127mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.052mg 0.011mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.5%
Contains more FatsFats +312.5%
Contains more OtherOther +354.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.8%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.