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, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Hominy, canned for more fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g2.06 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g19.81 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g3.47 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.1 g
- Total fat1.55 g1.22 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.17 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg370.83 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg12.5 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg13.89 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.86 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg22.22 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0.42 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.

