Nutrition reference
Amaranth Leaves, Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt
Amaranth Leaves, Cooked, Boiled, Drained, Without Salt is published in Vegetables and Vegetable Products as SR Legacy data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 21 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 1 household portion reference for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.
Key facts
- Serving size
- 100 g reference basis
- Calories
- 21.0
- Food category
- Vegetables and Vegetable Products
- Food class
- FinalFood
- Food data type
- SR Legacy
- Publication date
- 4/1/2019
- Historical reference
- No
- Nutrients
Alanine 0.119 g Arginine 0.104 g Ash 2.11 g Aspartic acid 0.196 g Calcium, Ca 209 mg Carbohydrate, by difference 4.11 g Cholesterol 0.0 mg Copper, Cu 0.158 mg Cystine 0.025 g Energy 21.0 kcal Fatty acids, total monounsaturated 0.041 g Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated 0.08 g Fatty acids, total saturated 0.05 g Fatty acids, total trans 0.0 g Folate, DFE 57.0 µg Folate, food 57.0 µg Folate, total 57.0 µg Folic acid 0.0 µg Glutamic acid 0.25 g Glycine 0.113 g Histidine 0.044 g Iron, Fe 2.26 mg Isoleucine 0.102 g Leucine 0.167 g Lysine 0.109 g MUFA 18:1 0.041 g Magnesium, Mg 55.0 mg Manganese, Mn 0.861 mg Methionine 0.031 g Niacin 0.559 mg PUFA 18:2 0.079 g PUFA 18:3 0.001 g Pantothenic acid 0.062 mg Phenylalanine 0.114 g Phosphorus, P 72.0 mg Potassium, K 641 mg Proline 0.104 g Protein 2.11 g Retinol 0.0 µg Riboflavin 0.134 mg SFA 14:0 0.0 g SFA 16:0 0.04 g SFA 18:0 0.006 g Selenium, Se 0.9 µg Serine 0.095 g Sodium, Na 21.0 mg Thiamin 0.02 mg Threonine 0.085 g Total lipid (fat) 0.18 g Tryptophan 0.027 g Tyrosine 0.068 g Valine 0.118 g Vitamin A, IU 2770.0 IU Vitamin A, RAE 139 µg Vitamin B-12 0.0 µg Vitamin B-6 0.177 mg Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 41.1 mg Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0.0 µg Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units 0.0 IU Water 91.5 g Zinc, Zn 0.88 mg
USDA household references
Published portions
Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.
| Amount | Measure | Gram weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | undetermined | 132.0 g |
USDA analytical context
Nutrient identifiers and derivation
Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.
| Nutrient | USDA ID | Number | Data points | Derivation | Method/source description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 1222 | 513 | 0 | ||
| Arginine | 1220 | 511 | 0 | ||
| Ash | 1007 | 207 | 1 | ||
| Aspartic acid | 1223 | 514 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, Ca | 1087 | 301 | 0 | ||
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 1005 | 205 | 0 | NC | Calculated |
| Cholesterol | 1253 | 601 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Copper, Cu | 1098 | 312 | 0 | ||
| Cystine | 1216 | 507 | 0 | ||
| Energy | 1008 | 208 | 0 | NC | Calculated |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 1292 | 645 | 0 | ||
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 1293 | 646 | 0 | ||
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 1258 | 606 | 0 | ||
| Fatty acids, total trans | 1257 | 605 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Folate, DFE | 1190 | 435 | 0 | NC | Calculated |
| Folate, food | 1187 | 432 | 0 | ||
| Folate, total | 1177 | 417 | 0 | ||
| Folic acid | 1186 | 431 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Glutamic acid | 1224 | 515 | 0 | ||
| Glycine | 1225 | 516 | 0 | ||
| Histidine | 1221 | 512 | 0 | ||
| Iron, Fe | 1089 | 303 | 1 | ||
| Isoleucine | 1212 | 503 | 0 | ||
| Leucine | 1213 | 504 | 0 | ||
| Lysine | 1214 | 505 | 0 | ||
| MUFA 18:1 | 1268 | 617 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, Mg | 1090 | 304 | 1 | ||
| Manganese, Mn | 1101 | 315 | 0 | ||
| Methionine | 1215 | 506 | 0 | ||
| Niacin | 1167 | 406 | 5 | ||
| PUFA 18:2 | 1269 | 618 | 0 | ||
| PUFA 18:3 | 1270 | 619 | 0 | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1170 | 410 | 0 | ||
| Phenylalanine | 1217 | 508 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, P | 1091 | 305 | 1 | ||
| Potassium, K | 1092 | 306 | 1 | ||
| Proline | 1226 | 517 | 0 | ||
| Protein | 1003 | 203 | 1 | ||
| Retinol | 1105 | 319 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Riboflavin | 1166 | 405 | 5 | ||
| SFA 14:0 | 1264 | 612 | 0 | ||
| SFA 16:0 | 1265 | 613 | 0 | ||
| SFA 18:0 | 1266 | 614 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, Se | 1103 | 317 | 0 | CAZN | Calculated from different food; From average values for food category; No adjustment; Retention factors not used |
| Serine | 1227 | 518 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, Na | 1093 | 307 | 1 | ||
| Thiamin | 1165 | 404 | 5 | ||
| Threonine | 1211 | 502 | 0 | ||
| Total lipid (fat) | 1004 | 204 | 1 | ||
| Tryptophan | 1210 | 501 | 0 | ||
| Tyrosine | 1218 | 509 | 0 | ||
| Valine | 1219 | 510 | 0 | ||
| Vitamin A, IU | 1104 | 318 | 5 | ||
| Vitamin A, RAE | 1106 | 320 | 5 | ||
| Vitamin B-12 | 1178 | 418 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Vitamin B-6 | 1175 | 415 | 0 | ||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 1162 | 401 | 5 | ||
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1114 | 328 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 1110 | 324 | 0 | Z | Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat) |
| Water | 1051 | 255 | 1 | ||
| Zinc, Zn | 1095 | 309 | 0 |
Field-level provenance
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USDA FoodData Central
- Applicable date
- 2018-04-30
- Dataset version
- 0fe8ae486a2c
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
DataOfWorld deterministic nutrition profile template
- Applicable date
- 2018-04-30
- Dataset version
- nutrition-profile-v2
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
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- DataOfWorld
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