Amaranth, cooked vs Orzo

Amaranth, cooked2

Orzo2

Dead heat · 4 categories decided

Amaranth, cooked: 100 g · Orzo: 56 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 2 of 4 match-ups.

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more fiber and more iron.

Pick Orzo for more protein and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
102 kcal
200 kcal
Proteinmore is better
3.8 g
7 gWIN
Carbohydrate
18.69 g
42 g
Fibermore is better
WIN2.1 g
1 g
Total sugarsless is better
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1 g
Total fat
1.58 g
1 g
Saturated fatless is better
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0 g
Sodiumless is better
6 mg
0 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
135 mg
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Calciummore is better
47 mg
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Ironmore is better
WIN2.1 mg
2 mg
Magnesiummore is better
65 mg
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Vitamin Cmore is better
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Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.