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Amaranth vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between amaranth and almond butter?

  • Almond butter is richer than amaranth in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B2, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Almond butter's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 160% more.

We used Amaranth grain, cooked and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +129.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +329.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +638.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +454.1%
Contains more IronIron +66.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +526.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +243.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12642.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1242.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +140.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.103mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.19mg 24.21mg 160%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.613g 91%
Copper 0.149mg 0.934mg 87%
Fats 1.58g 55.5g 83%
Monounsaturated fat 32.445g 81%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.939mg 71%
Manganese 0.854mg 2.131mg 56%
Phosphorus 148mg 508mg 51%
Magnesium 65mg 279mg 51%
Protein 3.8g 20.96g 34%
Fiber 2.1g 10.3g 33%
Calcium 47mg 347mg 30%
Calories 102kcal 614kcal 26%
Zinc 0.86mg 3.29mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.152g 19%
Potassium 135mg 748mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 3.155mg 18%
Iron 2.1mg 3.49mg 17%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Folate 22µg 53µg 8%
Starch 16.23g 0.08g 7%
Selenium 5.5µg 2.4µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.318mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.103mg 1%
Carbs 18.69g 18.82g 0%
Net carbs 16.59g 8.52g N/A
Sugar 4.43g N/A
Sodium 6mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.55mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more WaterWater +4482.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +451.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3412.7%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
~equal in Carbs ~18.82g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 16.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 96%
Starch: 0.08 g
Sucrose: 4.34 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +20187.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.