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Amaranth vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between amaranth and barbecue sauce

  • Amaranth has more manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper, selenium, and zinc than barbecue sauce.
  • Barbecue sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 44% more.
  • Amaranth contains 11 times more folate than barbecue sauce. Amaranth contains 22µg of folate, while barbecue sauce contains 2µg.
  • Amaranth contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Amaranth grain, cooked and Sauce, barbecue.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.4%
Contains more IronIron +228.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +405.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +640%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +577.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +323.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.9%

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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 6mg 1027mg 44%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.126mg 32%
Phosphorus 148mg 20mg 18%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Iron 2.1mg 0.64mg 18%
Magnesium 65mg 13mg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.072mg 9%
Selenium 5.5µg 1.3µg 8%
Carbs 18.69g 40.77g 7%
Starch 16.23g 0.35g 7%
Protein 3.8g 0.82g 6%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.17mg 6%
Folate 22µg 2µg 5%
Fiber 2.1g 0.9g 5%
Calories 102kcal 172kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.056mg 3%
Potassium 135mg 232mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.164mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.075mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.597mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 1%
Calcium 47mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Fats 1.58g 0.63g 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 33.24g N/A
Saturated fat 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +363.4%
Contains more FatsFats +150.8%
Contains more WaterWater +37.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.1%
Contains more OtherOther +298.7%

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
8% 49% 42%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 2.68 g
Glucose: 16.39 g
Fructose: 14.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +4537.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.