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Amaranth vs. Pineapple cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between amaranth and pineapple cake

  • Amaranth has more manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and copper, while pineapple cake has more vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, and selenium.
  • Pineapple cake's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 12749% higher.
  • Pineapple cake contains 5 times less magnesium than amaranth. Amaranth contains 65mg of magnesium, while pineapple cake contains 13mg.
  • The amount of sodium in amaranth is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Amaranth grain, cooked and Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe.

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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 9.3% 36% 9.9% 56% 29% 8.5% 35% 42% 46% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more IronIron +41.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +155.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70.9%

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% 21% 0% 0% 38250% 36% 22% 12% 7.8% 10% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +232.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1019900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +609.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +406.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Pineapple cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 153mg 12749%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.282g 22%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.35mg 22%
Fats 1.58g 12.1g 16%
Sodium 6mg 319mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.194g 13%
Saturated fat 2.915g 13%
Magnesium 65mg 13mg 12%
Calories 102kcal 319kcal 11%
Carbs 18.69g 50.5g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.156mg 10%
Phosphorus 148mg 82mg 9%
Iron 2.1mg 1.48mg 8%
Vitamin A 62µg 7%
Selenium 5.5µg 9.4µg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Calcium 47mg 120mg 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Copper 0.149mg 0.087mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 1.19mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.034mg 6%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.31mg 5%
Fiber 2.1g 0.8g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.202mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 1%
Protein 3.8g 3.5g 1%
Potassium 135mg 112mg 1%
Folate 22µg 26µg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 49.7g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.117mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.264mg 0%
Lysine 0.143mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.167mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
4% 12% 51% 32%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 12.1 g
Carbs: 50.5 g
Water: 32.3 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +132.7%
Contains more FatsFats +665.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.2%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
~equal in Protein ~3.5g

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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. Pineapple cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172703/nutrients

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

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