Dead heat · 4 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
It's a dead heat — each wins 2 of 4 match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more protein and less sodium.
Pick Bran Flakes for more fiber and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.73 g3 g
- Carbohydrate18.32 g18.08 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g4.44 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—2.89 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.71 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.14 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN5.88 mg66.79 mg
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg—
- Calciummore is better46.08 mg—
- Ironmore is better2.06 mg2.92 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better63.73 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.
