United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Legacy Release
Basic Report:  11700, Amaranth leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
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heading Nutrient Unit
Value per 100 g
cup 132 g
Proximates Water g 91.49 120.77
Proximates Energy kcal 21 28
Proximates Protein g 2.11 2.79
Proximates Total lipid (fat) g 0.18 0.24
Proximates Carbohydrate, by difference g 4.11 5.43
Minerals Calcium, Ca mg 209 276
Minerals Iron, Fe mg 2.26 2.98
Minerals Magnesium, Mg mg 55 73
Minerals Phosphorus, P mg 72 95
Minerals Potassium, K mg 641 846
Minerals Sodium, Na mg 257 339
Minerals Zinc, Zn mg 0.88 1.16
Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 41.1 54.3
Vitamins Thiamin mg 0.020 0.026
Vitamins Riboflavin mg 0.134 0.177
Vitamins Niacin mg 0.559 0.738
Vitamins Vitamin B-6 mg 0.177 0.234
Vitamins Folate, DFE µg 57 75
Vitamins Vitamin B-12 µg 0.00 0.00
Vitamins Vitamin A, RAE µg 139 183
Vitamins Vitamin A, IU IU 2770 3656
Vitamins Vitamin D (D2 + D3) µg 0.0 0.0
Vitamins Vitamin D IU 0 0
Lipids Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.050 0.066
Lipids Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.041 0.054
Lipids Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.080 0.106
Lipids Fatty acids, total trans g 0.000 0.000
Lipids Cholesterol mg 0 0