Amaranth, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Couscous, cooked for less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3.38 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g20.73 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g1.25 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.09 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.14 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.03 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg4.46 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg51.79 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg7.14 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.34 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg7.14 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.

