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Amaranth vs. Hot and sour soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between amaranth and hot and sour soup

  • The amount of manganese, iron, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, selenium, fiber, and zinc in amaranth is higher than in hot and sour soup.
  • Amaranth covers your daily need for manganese, 33% more than hot and sour soup.
  • Amaranth contains 14 times more selenium than hot and sour soup. While amaranth contains 5.5µg of selenium, hot, and sour soup contains only 0.4µg.
  • The amount of sodium in amaranth is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Amaranth grain, cooked and Soup, hot, and sour, Chinese restaurant.

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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 6.4% 5.7% 4.9% 24% 8.7% 6% 14% 49% 11% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +622.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +147.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.5%
Contains more IronIron +228.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +290.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +904.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1275%

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% 3% 7.8% 1.5% 6.5% 7.2% 9.5% 14% 15% 13% 2.8% 6% 22%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Hot and sour soup DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 0.085mg 33%
Iron 2.1mg 0.64mg 18%
Phosphorus 148mg 32mg 17%
Sodium 6mg 376mg 16%
Copper 0.149mg 0.026mg 14%
Magnesium 65mg 9mg 13%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.4µg 9%
Lysine 153mg 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Choline 39.9mg 7%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.22mg 6%
Starch 16.23g 2.43g 6%
Fiber 2.1g 0.5g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.227mg 5%
Carbs 18.69g 4.35g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.064mg 4%
Folate 22µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 4%
Calcium 47mg 19mg 3%
Calories 102kcal 39kcal 3%
Potassium 135mg 55mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.311g 2%
Protein 3.8g 2.58g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.507mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.229g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.288g 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.031mg 1%
Fats 1.58g 1.21g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.39mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 3.85g N/A
Sugar 0.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.111mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.08mg 0%
Leucine 0.151mg 0%
Methionine 0.039mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.092mg 0%
Histidine 0.058mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.03g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.273g 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
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 1.21 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.3%
Contains more FatsFats +30.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +329.7%
Contains more WaterWater +20.6%
Contains more OtherOther +57.1%

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
85% 14%
Starch: 2.43 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.03 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +567.9%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~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. Hot and sour soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174808/nutrients

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

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