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Amaranth, cooked
Amaranth, cooked2
VS
Whole Grain Spaghetti2

Dead heat · 4 categories decided

Amaranth, cooked: 100 g · Whole Grain Spaghetti: 56 g.

The verdict

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

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more calcium and more iron.

Pick Whole Grain Spaghetti for more protein and more fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    102 kcal
    180 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.8 g
    8 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.69 g
    39 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.1 g
    7 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
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    1 g
  • Total fat
    1.58 g
    1.5 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
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  • Sodiumless is better
    6 mg
    —
  • Potassiummore is better
    135 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN47 mg
    17 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.1 mg
    2 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    65 mg
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  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    —
    —
  • 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.

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