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, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Raisin Bran for more fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g2.63 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g24.74 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g3.68 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—8.95 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.53 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg105.26 mg
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg—
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg10.53 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg1.89 mg
- 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.
