Amaranth, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Bagel, plain for more protein and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.73 g4 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.32 g19.84 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g0.61 g
- Total sugarsless is better—3.19 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.5 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.14 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg159.85 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg40.53 mg
- Calciummore is better46.08 mg82.95 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg1.35 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg10.98 mg
- 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.

