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Amaranth vs. Marmalade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between amaranth and marmalade

  • Marmalade has less manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, copper, and fiber.
  • Amaranth covers your daily manganese needs 36% more than marmalade.
  • Marmalade contains 37 times less phosphorus than amaranth. Amaranth contains 148mg of phosphorus, while marmalade contains 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of amaranth is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Amaranth grain, cooked and Marmalade, orange.

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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 1.4% 11% 3.3% 5.6% 30% 1.1% 1.7% 7.3% 2.6% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.9%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4170%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +816.7%

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%
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 16% 1% 1.2% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 0.98% 0.9% 4.4% 0% 0% 6.8% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +351.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +494.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Marmalade DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 0.02mg 36%
Iron 2.1mg 0.15mg 24%
Phosphorus 148mg 4mg 21%
Carbs 18.69g 66.3g 16%
Magnesium 65mg 2mg 15%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.6µg 9%
Protein 3.8g 0.3g 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.04mg 7%
Copper 0.149mg 0.09mg 7%
Calories 102kcal 246kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.019mg 7%
Fiber 2.1g 0.7g 6%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 5%
Potassium 135mg 37mg 3%
Folate 22µg 9µg 3%
Sodium 6mg 56mg 2%
Fats 1.58g 0g 2%
Choline 3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.052mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.005mg 1%
Calcium 47mg 38mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 65.6g N/A
Sugar 60g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.005mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.015mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.01mg 0%
Valine 0.013mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
66% 33%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 66.3 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +126.4%
Contains more OtherOther +285%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +254.7%

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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. Marmalade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168819/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.