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Amaranth, cooked Leader
Amaranth, cooked5
VS
Farina (cream of wheat), cooked
Farina (cream of wheat), cooked2

Amaranth, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.

Pick Farina (cream of wheat), cooked for more calcium and more iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN3.73 g
    3.43 g
  • Carbohydrate
    18.32 g
    20.6 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN2.06 g
    1.51 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    1.43 g
  • Total fat
    1.55 g
    0.64 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    —
    0.12 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN5.88 mg
    237.74 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN132.35 mg
    43.4 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    46.08 mg
    183.02 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    2.06 mg
    10.06 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN63.73 mg
    13.21 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.

Amaranth, cooked vs Farina (cream of wheat), cooked · Foodatron