Amaranth, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Teff, cooked for more protein, more fiber and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal101 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.8 g3.87 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.69 g19.86 g
- Fibermore is better2.1 g2.8 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat1.58 g0.65 g
- Saturated fatless is better——
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg8 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN135 mg107 mg
- Calciummore is better47 mg49 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.1 mg2.05 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN65 mg50 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better——
- 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.

