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 more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick White rice, raw for more protein, less sodium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal365 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.8 g7.13 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.69 g79.95 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.1 g1.3 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.12 g
- Total fat1.58 g0.66 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.18 g
- Sodiumless is better6 mg5 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN135 mg115 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN47 mg28 mg
- Ironmore is better2.1 mg4.31 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN65 mg25 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.

