Wheat bran leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Wheat bran comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more calcium.
Pick Wheat bran for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.73 g7.2 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.32 g29.87 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g19.81 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.19 g
- Total fat1.55 g1.97 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.29 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg0.93 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg547.22 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg33.8 mg
- Ironmore is better2.06 mg4.89 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better63.73 mg282.87 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.

