Barley flour leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Amaranth, cooked: 100 g · Barley flour: 100 g.
The verdict
Barley flour comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more calcium.
Pick Barley flour for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal345 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.8 g10.5 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.69 g74.52 g
- Fibermore is better2.1 g10.1 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.8 g
- Total fat1.58 g1.6 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.34 g
- Sodiumless is better6 mg4 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better135 mg309 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN47 mg32 mg
- Ironmore is better2.1 mg2.68 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better65 mg96 mgWIN
- 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.

