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Amaranth grain, uncooked
Amaranth grain, uncooked3
VS
Orzo3

Dead heat · 6 categories decided

Amaranth grain, uncooked: 100 g · Orzo: 56 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 3 of 6 match-ups.

Pick Amaranth grain, uncooked for more protein, more fiber and more iron.

Pick Orzo for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    371 kcal
    200 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN13.56 g
    7 g
  • Carbohydrate
    65.25 g
    42 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN6.7 g
    1 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    1.69 g
    1 gWIN
  • Total fat
    7.02 g
    1 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.46 g
    0 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    4 mg
    0 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    508 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    159 mg
    —
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN7.61 mg
    2 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    248 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    4.2 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
    —
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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.