Sorghum, cooked leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Sorghum, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more calcium.
Pick Sorghum, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal329 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.8 g10.62 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.69 g72.09 g
- Fibermore is better2.1 g6.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.53 g
- Total fat1.58 g3.46 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.61 g
- Sodiumless is better6 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better135 mg363 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN47 mg13 mg
- Ironmore is better2.1 mg3.36 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better65 mg165 mgWIN
- 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.

