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 Granola for less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g2.8 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g11.02 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g1.82 g
- Total sugarsless is better—4.05 g
- Total fat1.55 g4.97 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.81 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg5.32 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg110.22 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg15.54 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.81 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg34.36 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0.25 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.

