Amaranth, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Buckwheat groats, dry for more fiber, less sodium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3.39 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g21.66 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g2.98 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat1.55 g0.78 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.17 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg3.18 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg92.49 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg4.91 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.71 mg
- Magnesiummore is better63.73 mg63.87 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.

