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Amaranth vs. Italian sausage raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and italian sausage raw different?

  • Amaranth is richer in manganese, magnesium, and iron, while italian sausage raw is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Italian sausage raw covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 46% more than amaranth.
  • Amaranth contains 15 times more manganese than italian sausage raw. Amaranth contains 0.854mg of manganese, while italian sausage raw contains 0.058mg.
  • Amaranth is lower in sodium.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than italian sausage raw (28).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Sausage, Italian, pork, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +364.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains more IronIron +78%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1372.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~142mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3686.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +663.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1283%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Saturated fat 11.27g 51%
Fats 1.58g 31.33g 46%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.568mg 46%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 14.34g 36%
Selenium 5.5µg 24.8µg 35%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.058mg 35%
Sodium 6mg 731mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.03g 27%
Cholesterol 76mg 25%
Protein 3.8g 14.25g 21%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 3.25mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.3mg 14%
Calories 102kcal 346kcal 12%
Magnesium 65mg 14mg 12%
Iron 2.1mg 1.18mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.168mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.51mg 10%
Zinc 0.86mg 1.79mg 8%
Copper 0.149mg 0.08mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Carbs 18.69g 0.65g 6%
Folate 22µg 8µg 4%
Calcium 47mg 18mg 3%
Potassium 135mg 253mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Phosphorus 148mg 142mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 0.65g N/A
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.477mg 0%
Valine 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.411mg 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
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2775.4%
Contains more WaterWater +47.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +275%
Contains more FatsFats +1882.9%
Contains more OtherOther +249.4%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/nutrients

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

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