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Amaranth vs. Bologna sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between amaranth and bologna sausage

  • Amaranth has more manganese, iron, and magnesium; however, bologna sausage is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Bologna sausage's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 42% more.
  • Amaranth contains 24 times more manganese than bologna sausage. Amaranth contains 0.854mg of manganese, while bologna sausage contains 0.036mg.
  • Amaranth contains less sodium.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of bologna sausage is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Amaranth grain, cooked and Bologna, pork.

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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 10% 3.3% 25% 29% 27% 55% 60% 118% 4.7% 69%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +364.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +327.3%
Contains more IronIron +172.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2272.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +136%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~139mg

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% 5.2% 21% 131% 36% 73% 43% 62% 116% 0.75% 3.8% 30%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +613.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1559.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Bologna sausage DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.523mg 42%
Sodium 6mg 907mg 39%
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 39%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.036mg 36%
Saturated fat 6.839g 31%
Fats 1.58g 19.87g 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.732g 24%
Protein 3.8g 15.3g 23%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 3.9mg 23%
Cholesterol 59mg 20%
Iron 2.1mg 0.77mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.107g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.72mg 14%
Selenium 5.5µg 12.7µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.27mg 12%
Magnesium 65mg 14mg 12%
Zinc 0.86mg 2.03mg 11%
Choline 54.4mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.157mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Copper 0.149mg 0.08mg 8%
Calories 102kcal 247kcal 7%
Vitamin D 1.4µg 7%
Vitamin D 56IU 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Carbs 18.69g 0.73g 6%
Potassium 135mg 281mg 4%
Folate 22µg 5µg 4%
Calcium 47mg 11mg 4%
Phosphorus 148mg 139mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 0.73g N/A
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.641mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.663mg 0%
Leucine 1.168mg 0%
Lysine 1.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.412mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.585mg 0%
Valine 0.737mg 0%
Histidine 0.482mg 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
15% 20% 61% 4%
Protein: 15.3 g
Fats: 19.87 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 60.6 g
Other: 3.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2460.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24%
Contains more ProteinProtein +302.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1157.6%
Contains more OtherOther +354.5%

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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. Bologna sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173856/nutrients

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

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