Amaranth grain, uncooked leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided
Amaranth grain, uncooked: 100 g · Popcorn, oil-popped: 100 g.
The verdict
Amaranth grain, uncooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth grain, uncooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Popcorn, oil-popped for more fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy371 kcal500 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.56 g9 g
- Carbohydrate65.25 g57.2 g
- Fibermore is better6.7 g10 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better1.69 g—
- Total fat7.02 g28.1 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN1.46 g4.89 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg884 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN508 mg225 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN159 mg10 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN7.61 mg2.78 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN248 mg108 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN4.2 mg0.3 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.

