Amaranth, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Potato flour for more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g1.93 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g23.28 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g1.65 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.99 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.1 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg15.41 mg
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg280.39 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg18.21 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.39 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg18.21 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—1.06 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.

