Amaranth, cooked leads 3–1 · 4 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 3 of 4 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more fiber, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Spaghetti No. 12 for more protein.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.73 g4 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.32 g20 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g1 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.5 g
- Saturated fatless is better——
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg—
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg—
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg7.5 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.85 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.
