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Amaranth, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick All-purpose flour for less sodium.

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    2.84 g
    3.73 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    20.96 g
    18.32 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0.74 g
    2.06 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.07 g
  • Total fat
    0.27 g
    1.55 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.04 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.55 mg
    5.88 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    29.4 mg
    132.35 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    4.12 mg
    46.08 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    1.27 mg
    2.06 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    6.04 mg
    63.73 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

All-purpose flour vs Amaranth, cooked · Foodatron