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Amaranth, cooked Leader
Amaranth, cooked4
VS
Durum wheat
Durum wheat2

Amaranth, cooked leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Durum wheat for more protein and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.73 g
    4.04 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.32 g
    20.98 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.06 g
    —
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    —
  • Total fat
    1.55 g
    0.73 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    —
    0.13 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    5.88 mg
    0.59 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN132.35 mg
    127.14 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN46.08 mg
    10.03 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.06 mg
    1.04 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN63.73 mg
    42.48 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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