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, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Sorghum, cooked for less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3.23 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g21.91 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g2.04 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.77 g
- Total fat1.55 g1.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.19 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg0.61 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg110.33 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg3.95 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg1.02 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg50.15 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.

