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
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.84 g3.73 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.96 g18.32 g
- Fibermore is better0.74 g2.06 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.07 g—
- Total fat0.27 g1.55 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.04 g—
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.55 mg5.88 mg
- Potassiummore is better29.4 mg132.35 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better4.12 mg46.08 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.27 mg2.06 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better6.04 mg63.73 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 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.

