Amaranth, cooked leads 2–1 · 3 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 2 of 3 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein and more fiber.
Pick Fusilli for less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3.34 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g20.06 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g0.84 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.84 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.53 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.22 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg3.34 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg—
- Calciummore is better46.08 mg—
- Ironmore is better2.06 mg—
- Magnesiummore is better63.73 mg—
- Vitamin Cmore is better——
- 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.
