Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Amaranth Leaves VS Red Kidney Beans

Weight per 100 calories

• Amaranth Leaves: 435g
• Red Kidney Beans: 29.7g

Raw Red Kidney Beans have 14.7 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Amaranth Leaves, which is high in comparison to other foods. Amaranth Leaves having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Amaranth Leaves or Red Kidney Beans?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Amaranth Leaves	34%	10%	56%
Red Kidney Beans	26%	3%	71%

Macro Nutrients

	Amaranth Leaves	Red Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.48% 1.43g	0.32% 0.31g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.24% 0.4g	0.14% 0.046g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.54% 0.009g	6.64% 0.11g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	3.7% 0.63g	0.4% 0.068g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	13.4% 17.5g	14% 18g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	NA	0.86% 0.62g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	NA	12% 4.5g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	19% 10.7g	12% 6.7g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Amaranth Leaves	Red Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	70.5% 635μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	9.8% 0.12mg	15% 0.18mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	53% 0.69mg	4.9% 0.064mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	18% 2.86mg	3.9% 0.63mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	5.57% 0.28mg	4.63% 0.23mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	64.2% 0.83mg	9.06% 0.12mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	92% 370μg	29.2% 117μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	209% 188mg	1.5% 1.34mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	NA	0.42% 0.062mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	4130% 4957μg	1.4% 1.66μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Amaranth Leaves	Red Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	93% 935mg	2.46% 24.6mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	78.3% 0.7mg	23% 0.21mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	0.016% 0.65μg	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	126% 10mg	25% 2mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	57% 239mg	9.75% 41mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	167% 3.85mg	14.3% 0.33mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	31% 217mg	17.2% 120mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	78% 2657mg	12% 403mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	7.1% 3.9μg	1.73% 0.95μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	5.8% 87mg	0.24% 3.56mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	35.6% 3.9mg	7.53% 0.83mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	10.8% 399g	0.094% 3.5g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Amaranth Leaves VS Red Kidney Beans Nutrients Per 100 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Amaranth Leaves or Red Kidney Beans?

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Amaranth Leaves vs Red Kidney Beans:

• 100 calories of Amaranth Leaves have more Vitamin A, 10.8 times more Vitamin B2, 4.6 times more Vitamin B3, 1.2 times more Vitamin B5, 7.1 times more Vitamin B6, 3.2 times more Vitamin B9, 141 times more Vitamin C and 2982.8 times more Vitamin K than Red Kidney Beans.
• While 100 kcal of Raw Red Kidney Beans contain 1.5 times more Vitamin B1 than Raw Amaranth Leaves.
• 100 calories of Red Kidney Beans have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin K
• Both Raw Amaranth Leaves as well as Raw Red Kidney Beans have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 calories.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Amaranth Leaves vs Red Kidney Beans:

• 100 calories of Amaranth Leaves have 38 times more Calcium, 3.4 times more Copper, 5.1 times more Iron, 5.8 times more Magnesium, 11.7 times more Manganese, 1.8 times more Phosphorus, 6.6 times more Potassium, 4.1 times more Selenium, 24.4 times more Sodium, 4.7 times more Zinc and 114.3 times more Water than Red Kidney Beans.
• 100 calories of Red Kidney Beans lack sufficient amounts of Selenium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• 100 calories of Amaranth Leaves have 9.3 times more Omega 6 and 1.6 times more Protein than Red Kidney Beans.
• While 100 kcal of Raw Red Kidney Beans contain 12.2 times more Omega 3 than Raw Amaranth Leaves.
• Both Amaranth Leaves and Red Kidney Beans offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 100 calories.
• 100 calories of Amaranth Leaves provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3
• 100 calories of Red Kidney Beans provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6