Amaranth leaves, raw

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 75 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 2.5 g · 10 kcal/100g
Fat 0.3 g · 3 kcal/100g
Carbs 4.0 g · 16 kcal/100g
Water 92 g
Total energy 23 kcal

Macro balance aligns with EFSA guidelines (34% protein, 10% fat, 56% carbs)

Fat quality 69 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.3g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.1g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.15g

Saturated fat is 3.6% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 100 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 100%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Complete protein — all essential amino acids meet or exceed the FAO adult reference pattern

Micronutrients 59 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 146 µg
Vitamin C 43.3 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin K 1140 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.03 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.16 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.19 mg
Folate (B9) 85 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 215 mg
Iron 2.3 mg
Magnesium 55 mg
Phosphorus 50 mg
Potassium 611 mg
Sodium 20 mg
Zinc 0.9 mg
Copper 0.16 mg
Manganese 0.89 mg
Selenium 0.9 µg

Notable source of Vitamin K (1520% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 20 tracked nutrients.