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Amaranth vs. Great northern beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between amaranth and great northern beans?

  • Amaranth is higher in manganese, yet great northern beans is higher in folate, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, and potassium.
  • Great northern beans's daily need coverage for folate is 20% more.
  • Amaranth has 2 times more manganese than great northern beans. While amaranth has 0.854mg of manganese, great northern beans has only 0.518mg.

We used Amaranth grain, cooked and Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Iron ~2.13mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.88mg

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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +953.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.117mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Great northern beans DV% diff.
Fiber 2.1g 7g 20%
Folate 22µg 102µg 20%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.518mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.158mg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.247mg 11%
Protein 3.8g 8.33g 9%
Potassium 135mg 391mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 5%
Magnesium 65mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.681mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.059mg 3%
Selenium 5.5µg 4.1µg 3%
Calcium 47mg 68mg 2%
Phosphorus 148mg 165mg 2%
Fats 1.58g 0.45g 2%
Saturated fat 0.14g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 1%
Calories 102kcal 118kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Carbs 18.69g 21.09g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 14.09g N/A
Iron 2.1mg 2.13mg 0%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.88mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.117mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 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
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more FatsFats +251.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%
Contains more OtherOther +46.8%
~equal in Water ~69g

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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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.