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Amaranth, cooked Leader
Amaranth, cooked4
VS
Spelt, cooked
Spelt, cooked3

Amaranth, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Amaranth, cooked for more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Spelt, cooked for more protein, more fiber and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.73 g
    4.33 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.32 g
    20.82 g
  • Fibermore is better
    2.06 g
    3.07 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    —
    —
  • Total fat
    1.55 g
    0.67 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    —
    —
  • Sodiumless is better
    5.88 mg
    3.94 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN132.35 mg
    112.6 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN46.08 mg
    7.87 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.06 mg
    1.31 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN63.73 mg
    38.58 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.