Leafy greens · IFCT 2017
Amaranth leaves, red
Erra thotakura in Telugu, lal chaulai in Hindi
- Energy
- 34 kcal
- Protein
- 3.93 g
- Carbs
- 2.37 g
- Fat
- 0.63 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
- 33%of the day’s vitamin C
- 12%of the day’s magnesium
- 142%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
- Energy33.5 kcal2%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate2.37 g<1%
- Fibre4.91 g20%
- Soluble fibre1.19 g
Fats
- Fat0.63 g1%
- Saturated fat limit0.21 g1% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated fat0.33 g
- Omega-60.11 g1%
- Omega-30.21 g22%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein3.93 g8%
- Histidine79 mg13%
- Isoleucine169 mg14%
- Leucine322 mg14%
- Lysine219 mg20%
- Methionine + cystine102 mg17%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine306 mg36%
- Threonine159 mg38%
- Tryptophan47.2 mg22%
- Valine206 mg26%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A705 µg84%
- Vitamin B10.01 mg<1%
- Vitamin B20.27 mg14%
- Vitamin B30.62 mg6%
- Vitamin B50.37 mg7%
- Vitamin B60.22 mg12%
- Biotin2.95 µg7%
- Folate82 µg37%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C86.2 mg133%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E0.46 mg6%
- Vitamin K312 µg567%
Minerals
- Calcium245 mg25%
- Chromium28 µg56%
- Copper0.22 mg13%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron7.25 mg25%
- Magnesium177 mg48%
- Manganese2.15 mg54%
- Molybdenum13 µg29%
- Phosphorus76 mg8%
- Potassium564 mg16%
- Selenium22.6 µg57%
- Sodium limit14.6 mg<1% of limit
- Zinc1.37 mg10%
Details
Where the numbers come from, and what the food is called.
Names
- Teluguerra thotakura
- Hindilal chaulai
- Tamilsivappu thandu keerai
- Kannadakempu harive
- Malayalamchuvanna cheera
- Scientific nameAmaranthus gangeticus
Household measures
- 1 medium katoriMedium (200 ml) katori, DGI 2024 household measure25 g
Source
- TableIFCT 2017
- Food codeC003
- Nutrients with no valueIodine
Used in 2 dishes
Andhra dishes first, then the ones that use the most. Grams are for one standard serving of the dish, weighed raw.