Amaranth, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Amaranth, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Wild rice, cooked for more protein and less sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.73 g3.95 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.32 g21.13 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.06 g1.78 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.72 g
- Total fat1.55 g0.34 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.05 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg2.97 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN132.35 mg100 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg2.97 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg0.59 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN63.73 mg31.68 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.

