Amaranth grain, uncooked leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Amaranth grain, uncooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth grain, uncooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Brown rice, long-grain, cooked for less sugar and less saturated fat.
Evenly matched on sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy371 kcal123 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.56 g2.74 g
- Carbohydrate65.25 g25.58 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.7 g1.6 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.69 g0.24 gWIN
- Total fat7.02 g0.97 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.46 g0.26 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better4 mg4 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN508 mg86 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN159 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN7.61 mg0.56 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN248 mg39 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN4.2 mg0 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.

