Amaranth grain, uncooked leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided
Amaranth grain, uncooked: 100 g · Tortilla chips, plain: 100 g.
The verdict
Amaranth grain, uncooked comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth grain, uncooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Tortilla chips, plain for less sugar.
Head-to-head
- Energy371 kcal472 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.56 g7.1 g
- Carbohydrate65.25 g67.78 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN6.7 g5.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better1.69 g0.78 gWIN
- Total fat7.02 g20.68 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN1.46 g2.81 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg328 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN508 mg182 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN159 mg106 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN7.61 mg1.52 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN248 mg84 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.

