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 Oats, dry for more fiber and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3.47 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g17.86 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g2.66 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.26 g
- Total fat1.55 g1.72 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.29 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg1.58 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg95.51 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg13.72 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg1.12 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg36.41 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.

