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Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt vs. Amaranth leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and amaranth leaves different?

  • Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while amaranth leaves are higher in vitamin K, iron, folate, manganese, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C.
  • Amaranth leaves cover your daily need for vitamin K, 538% more than lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.
  • Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth leaves. Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt contains 0.1mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth leaves contain 0.027mg.

Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Amaranth leaves, raw types were 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 16% 77% 25% 26% 66% 8.2% 19% 3.8% 68% 4.9%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +139.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.2%
Contains more IronIron +231.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 123% 130% 37% 0% 25% 60% 17% 3.7% 40% 0% 1236% 11% 0.27%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +167.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +130.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +507.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.064mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Amaranth leaves DV% diff.
Vitamin K 494.2µg 1140µg 538%
Vitamin A 391µg 146µg 27%
Iron 0.7mg 2.32mg 20%
Folate 14µg 85µg 18%
Manganese 0.525mg 0.885mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.85mg 12%
Potassium 288mg 611mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Magnesium 23mg 55mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.158mg 8%
Vitamin C 37mg 43.3mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.027mg 6%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.9mg 5%
Copper 0.197mg 0.162mg 4%
Calcium 258mg 215mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.658mg 2%
Phosphorus 45mg 50mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.192mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.307g 0.147g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.33g 1%
Protein 3.2g 2.46g 1%
Calories 32kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.9g 4.02g N/A
Carbs 5g 4.02g 0%
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Sodium 29mg 20mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.062mg 0.064mg 0%
Choline 0.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.091g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.193mg 0.119mg 0%
Leucine 0.267mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.27mg 0.127mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.126mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.052mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 89% 2%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5 g
Water: 88.9 g
Other: 2.2 g
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.46 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 4.02 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.1%
Contains more FatsFats +112.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 27% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.307 g
29% 24% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.091 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.076 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108.8%

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. Lambsquarters, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169245/nutrients
  2. Amaranth leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168385/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.