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Amaranth vs. Peach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and peach different?

  • Amaranth is higher than peach in manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Amaranth covers your daily need for manganese, 34% more than peach.
  • Amaranth contains 55 times more selenium than peach. Amaranth contains 5.5µg of selenium, while peach contains 0.1µg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than peach (42).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Peaches, yellow, 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%
Peach
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.8% 17% 9.4% 23% 4.6% 8.6% 0% 8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +622.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +683.3%
Contains more IronIron +740%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +405.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +640%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
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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 22% 5.3% 15% 0% 6% 7.2% 15% 9.2% 5.8% 0% 6.5% 3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +352%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Peach DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 0.061mg 34%
Iron 2.1mg 0.25mg 23%
Phosphorus 148mg 20mg 18%
Magnesium 65mg 9mg 13%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.1µg 10%
Copper 0.149mg 0.068mg 9%
Vitamin C 6.6mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.025mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 0g 7%
Protein 3.8g 0.91g 6%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.17mg 6%
Folate 22µg 4µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.73mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.806mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.153mg 3%
Carbs 18.69g 9.54g 3%
Calories 102kcal 39kcal 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Fructose 1.53g 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 2%
Potassium 135mg 190mg 2%
Fiber 2.1g 1.5g 2%
Fats 1.58g 0.25g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.086g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.024mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 8.04g N/A
Sugar 8.39g N/A
Sodium 6mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.013mg 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
Peach
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10% 89%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 9.54 g
Water: 88.87 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +317.6%
Contains more FatsFats +532%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.9%
Contains more OtherOther +79.1%
Contains more WaterWater +18.2%

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
Peach
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57% 23% 18%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.76 g
Glucose: 1.95 g
Fructose: 1.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.06 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Peach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169928/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.