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Amaranth leaves vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between amaranth leaves and tomatoes

  • Tomatoes have less vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, iron, calcium, folate, copper, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Amaranth leaves' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 943% more.
  • Amaranth leaves have 22 times more calcium than tomatoes. Amaranth leaves have 215mg of calcium, while tomatoes have 10mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Amaranth leaves, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.8%
Contains more IronIron +759.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +174.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +429.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +676.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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%
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +216.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +247.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +731.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +14330.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.594mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth leaves Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1140µg 7.9µg 943%
Manganese 0.885mg 0.114mg 34%
Vitamin C 43.3mg 13.7mg 33%
Iron 2.32mg 0.27mg 26%
Calcium 215mg 10mg 21%
Folate 85µg 15µg 18%
Vitamin A 146µg 42µg 12%
Potassium 611mg 237mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.019mg 11%
Copper 0.162mg 0.059mg 11%
Magnesium 55mg 11mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.192mg 0.08mg 9%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.17mg 7%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Phosphorus 50mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Protein 2.46g 0.88g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.089mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.037mg 1%
Sodium 20mg 5mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 18kcal 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 4.02g 3.89g 0%
Net carbs 4.02g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.658mg 0.594mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.091g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.076g 0.031g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.099mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.119mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.127mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.052mg 0.014mg 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
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.5%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more OtherOther +194.1%
~equal in Carbs ~3.89g
~equal in Water ~94.52g

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
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +145.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.2%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.