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Amaranth, cooked Leader
Amaranth, cooked7
VS
Popcorn, oil-popped
Popcorn, oil-popped0

Amaranth, cooked leads 7–0 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN3.73 g
    1.8 g
  • Carbohydrate
    18.32 g
    11.44 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN2.06 g
    2 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    —
  • Total fat
    1.55 g
    5.62 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    —
    0.98 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN5.88 mg
    176.8 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN132.35 mg
    45 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN46.08 mg
    2 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.06 mg
    0.56 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN63.73 mg
    21.6 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    —
    0.06 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.

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