Leafy greens · IFCT 2017
Amaranth leaves, green
Thotakura in Telugu, chaulai in Hindi
- Energy
- 31 kcal
- Protein
- 3.29 g
- Carbs
- 2.28 g
- Fat
- 0.65 g
Per 100 g, as IFCT 2017 lists it.1 1 medium katori is about 25 g.3
1 medium katori, 25 g, gives you
- 21%of the day’s vitamin A
- 32%of the day’s vitamin C
- 13%of the day’s magnesium
- 127%of the day’s vitamin K
Nutrition facts
Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Per 100 g
Energy
- Energy30.6 kcal2%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate2.28 g<1%
- Fibre4.41 g18%
- Soluble fibre1.2 g
Fats
- Fat0.65 g1%
- Saturated fat limit0.19 g<1% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated fat0.36 g
- Omega-60.11 g1%
- Omega-30.25 g25%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein3.29 g7%
- Histidine69.7 mg12%
- Isoleucine144 mg12%
- Leucine265 mg11%
- Lysine180 mg17%
- Methionine + cystine72.4 mg12%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine308 mg37%
- Threonine137 mg33%
- Tryptophan33.2 mg16%
- Valine165 mg21%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A713 µg85%
- Vitamin B10.01 mg<1%
- Vitamin B20.19 mg10%
- Vitamin B30.71 mg6%
- Vitamin B50.41 mg8%
- Vitamin B60.21 mg11%
- Biotin2.46 µg6%
- Folate70.3 µg32%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C83.5 mg128%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E0.44 mg6%
- Vitamin K280 µg509%
Minerals
- Calcium330 mg33%
- Chromium27 µg54%
- Copper0.21 mg12%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron4.64 mg16%
- Magnesium194 mg52%
- Manganese1.24 mg31%
- Molybdenum24 µg53%
- Phosphorus73.2 mg7%
- Potassium572 mg16%
- Selenium21 µg53%
- Sodium limit16.1 mg<1% of limit
- Zinc0.86 mg7%
Details
Where the numbers come from, and what the food is called.
Names
- Teluguthotakura
- Hindichaulai
- Tamilmulai keerai
- Kannadadantina soppu
- Malayalamcheera
- Scientific nameAmaranthus gangeticus
Household measures
- 1 medium katoriMedium (200 ml) katori, DGI 2024 household measure25 g
Source
- TableIFCT 2017
- Food codeC002
- Nutrients with no valueIodine
Used in 8 dishes
Andhra dishes first, then the ones that use the most. Grams are for one standard serving of the dish, weighed raw.
- Andhra · CurryThotakura vepuduStir-fried Amaranth164 g in one serving
- Andhra · CurryThotakura pesarapappu kuraAmaranth with moong dal154 g in one serving
- Andhra · MainThotakura pappuAmaranth with toor dal104 g in one serving
- Andhra · MainThotakura pesarapappuAmaranth with moong dal104 g in one serving
- Pan-Indian · CurryChaulai jeera sabziamaranth leaves with cumin145 g in one serving
- Pan-Indian · MainChaulai dal (arhar dal)Toor dal with amaranth leaves100 g in one serving
- Pan-Indian · MainChaulai dal (masoor dal)Masoor dal with amaranth leaves100 g in one serving
- Pan-Indian · MainChaulai dal (moong dal)Moong dal with amaranth leaves100 g in one serving