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 potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Macaroni, cooked for more fiber and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3.54 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g20.79 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g3.36 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.9 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.01 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg4.69 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg24.22 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg8.59 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.38 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg14.84 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.

