Amaranth, cooked leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, less sodium and more calcium.
Pick Grape-Nuts Cereal for more fiber and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g23 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g3.5 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.5 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.75 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg135 mg
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg—
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg10 mg
- Ironmore is better2.06 mg9.13 mgWIN
- 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.
