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Amaranth, cooked
Amaranth, cooked2
VS
Whole Grain Spaghetti2

Dead heat · 4 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

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
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.73 g
    4.44 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.32 g
    21.67 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.06 g
    3.89 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
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    0.56 g
  • Total fat
    1.55 g
    0.83 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
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  • Sodiumless is better
    5.88 mg
    —
  • Potassiummore is better
    132.35 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN46.08 mg
    9.45 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.06 mg
    1.11 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    63.73 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.

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