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, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Rye crackers for more fiber and more potassium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g2.87 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g24.07 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g6.86 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.3 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.27 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg166.77 mg
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg148.2 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg11.98 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg1.78 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg36.23 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0.03 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.

