Amaranth, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Parboiled white rice, cooked for less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal123 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.8 g2.91 g
- Carbohydrate18.69 g26.05 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.1 g0.9 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.11 g
- Total fat1.58 g0.37 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.07 g
- Sodiumless is better6 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN135 mg56 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN47 mg19 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg1.81 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN65 mg9 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.

