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Amaranth vs. Roquefort — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between amaranth and roquefort

  • Amaranth has more manganese, iron, copper, and fiber, while roquefort has more calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
  • Roquefort's daily need coverage for sodium is 78% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in amaranth is lower.
  • Roquefort has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of roquefort is 27, while the glycemic index of amaranth is 97.

The food types used in this comparison are Amaranth grain, cooked and Cheese, roquefort.

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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 21% 199% 8% 21% 11% 57% 168% 236% 3.9% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.4%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more CopperCopper +338.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2746.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1308.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.6%

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% 98% 0% 0% 10% 135% 14% 104% 29% 80% 0% 37% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +212.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.124mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Roquefort DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.263g 88%
Sodium 6mg 1809mg 78%
Calcium 47mg 662mg 62%
Fats 1.58g 30.64g 45%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.586mg 43%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.03mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.731mg 35%
Protein 3.8g 21.54g 35%
Phosphorus 148mg 392mg 35%
Vitamin A 294µg 33%
Cholesterol 90mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.64µg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 8.474g 21%
Iron 2.1mg 0.56mg 19%
Selenium 5.5µg 14.5µg 16%
Calories 102kcal 369kcal 13%
Copper 0.149mg 0.034mg 13%
Zinc 0.86mg 2.08mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.32g 9%
Magnesium 65mg 30mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Folate 22µg 49µg 7%
Carbs 18.69g 2g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.734mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.124mg 1%
Potassium 135mg 91mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.303mg 0%
Threonine 0.965mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.217mg 0%
Leucine 2.114mg 0%
Lysine 1.848mg 0%
Methionine 0.558mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.023mg 0%
Valine 1.614mg 0%
Histidine 0.602mg 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
22% 31% 2% 39% 6%
Protein: 21.54 g
Fats: 30.64 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 39.38 g
Other: 6.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +834.5%
Contains more WaterWater +90.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +466.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1839.2%
Contains more OtherOther +736.4%

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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. Roquefort - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171250/nutrients

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

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