Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of amaranth leaves, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of amaranth leaves. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Amaranth leaves: nutritional value & information

Amaranth leaves: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 62% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 25% comes from proteins
  • The 11% comes from fat

Amaranth leaves: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 23
% DV
Total Fat 0.3g 0 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 20mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1 %
Proteins 2.5g 5 %
Vitamin A 58 % Vitamin C 72 %
Calcium 22 % Iron 13 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Amaranth leaves: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate85.00 mcg
Niacin0.658 mg3 %
Pantothenic acid0.064 mg1 %
Riboflavin0.158 mg9 %
Thiamin0.027 mg2 %
Vitamin A2917.00 IU58 %
    Vitamin A, RAE146.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.192 mg10 %
Vitamin C43.3 mg72 %

Amaranth leaves: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins2.46 g5 %
  Alanine0.139 g
  Arginine0.121 g
  Aspartic acid0.229 g
  Cystine0.029 g
  Glutamic acid0.292 g
  Glycine0.132 g
  Histidine0.052 g
  Isoleucine0.119 g8 %
  Leucine0.195 g7 %
  Lysine0.127 g6 %
  Methionine0.036 g3 %
  Phenylalanine0.133 g8 %
  Proline0.121 g
  Serine0.111 g
  Threonine0.099 g9 %
  Tryptophan0.031 g11 %
  Tyrosine0.080 g5 %
  Valine0.137 g8 %

Amaranth leaves: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca215.00 mg22 %
Copper, Cu0.162 mg8 %
Iron, Fe2.32 mg13 %
Magnesium, Mg55.00 mg14 %
Manganese, Mn0.885 mg44 %
Potassium, K611.00 mg13 %
Selenium, Se0.9 mcg1 %
Zinc, Zn0.90 mg6 %

Amaranth leaves: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.33 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.091 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.073 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.012 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.001 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.076 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.076 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.147 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.145 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.002 g

Amaranth leaves: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate4.02 g1 %

Amaranth leaves: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Amaranth leaves: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.50 g
Water91.69 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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