Quinoa vs. Amaranth leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between quinoa and amaranth leaves

Quinoa has more phosphorus and vitamin B1; however, amaranth leaves are richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin A, potassium, manganese, folate, and iron.
Amaranth leaves cover your daily vitamin K needs 950% more than quinoa.
Amaranth leaves have 4 times less vitamin B1 than quinoa. Quinoa has 0.107mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth leaves have 0.027mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Quinoa, cooked and Amaranth leaves, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Quinoa

Amaranth leaves

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+18.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+204%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+211.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1164.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+255.2%
Contains more IronIron	+55.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Quinoa

Amaranth leaves

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+296.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+102.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0µg	1140µg	950%
Vitamin C	0mg	43.3mg	48%
Calcium	17mg	215mg	20%
Vitamin A	0µg	146µg	16%
Phosphorus	152mg	50mg	15%
Potassium	172mg	611mg	13%
Fiber	2.8g		11%
Manganese	0.631mg	0.885mg	11%
Folate	42µg	85µg	11%
Iron	1.49mg	2.32mg	10%
Starch	17.63g		7%
Vitamin B1	0.107mg	0.027mg	7%
Carbs	21.3g	4.02g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.078g	0.147g	6%
Calories	120kcal	23kcal	5%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.192mg	5%
Protein	4.4g	2.46g	4%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.158mg	4%
Choline	23mg		4%
Copper	0.192mg	0.162mg	3%
Selenium	2.8µg	0.9µg	3%
Fats	1.92g	0.33g	2%
Magnesium	64mg	55mg	2%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.9mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.412mg	0.658mg	2%
Sodium	7mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin B5		0.064mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.231g	0.091g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.528g	0.076g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	273kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	435g	N/A
Net carbs	18.5g	4.02g	N/A
Sugar	0.87g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.031mg	0%
Threonine	0.131mg	0.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.157mg	0.119mg	0%
Leucine	0.261mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.239mg	0.127mg	0%
Methionine	0.096mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.185mg	0.133mg	0%
Valine	0.185mg	0.137mg	0%
Histidine	0.127mg	0.052mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.015g		N/A