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Amaranth vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and ginger different?

  • Amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, phosphorus, selenium, and magnesium, while ginger is higher in copper and potassium.
  • Amaranth covers your daily need for manganese, 27% more than ginger.
  • Amaranth contains 8 times more selenium than ginger. Amaranth contains 5.5µg of selenium, while ginger contains 0.7µg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than ginger (10).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Ginger root, raw types were used 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%
Ginger
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +51.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.8%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +335.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +272.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +685.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +207.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.7%

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%
Ginger
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +219.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Ginger DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 0.229mg 27%
Iron 2.1mg 0.6mg 19%
Phosphorus 148mg 34mg 16%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.7µg 9%
Copper 0.149mg 0.226mg 9%
Potassium 135mg 415mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin C 5mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Magnesium 65mg 43mg 5%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.34mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Protein 3.8g 1.82g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.16mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.75mg 3%
Folate 22µg 11µg 3%
Calcium 47mg 16mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 1%
Calories 102kcal 80kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.034mg 1%
Fats 1.58g 0.75g 1%
Carbs 18.69g 17.77g 0%
Net carbs 16.59g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Fiber 2.1g 2g 0%
Sodium 6mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
Ginger
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.8%
Contains more FatsFats +110.7%
~equal in Carbs ~17.77g
~equal in Water ~78.89g
~equal in Other ~0.77g

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.