Amaranth, cooked leads 4–1 · 5 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium and more calcium.
Pick Honey Nut Cheerios for more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g1.68 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g16.8 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g0.62 g
- Total sugarsless is better—2.49 g
- Total fat1.55 g1.12 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg43.5 mg
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg—
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg26.93 mg
- Ironmore is better2.06 mg3.21 mgWIN
- 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.
