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Amaranth, cooked Leader
Amaranth, cooked5
VS
Barley flour
Barley flour2

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 protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Barley flour for more fiber and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN3.73 g
    3.04 g
  • Carbohydrate
    18.32 g
    21.6 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.06 g
    2.93 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    0.23 g
  • Total fat
    1.55 g
    0.46 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    —
    0.1 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    5.88 mg
    1.16 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN132.35 mg
    89.57 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN46.08 mg
    9.28 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.06 mg
    0.78 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN63.73 mg
    27.83 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.

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