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Amaranth vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and shallot different?

  • Amaranth is higher in manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, selenium, and copper; however, shallot is richer in vitamin B6 and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for amaranth is 24% higher.
  • Amaranth contains 5 times more selenium than shallot. While amaranth contains 5.5µg of selenium, shallot contains only 1.2µg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than amaranth (97).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Shallots, raw are the varieties 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +209.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +115%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +358.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.4%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Shallot DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 0.292mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.345mg 18%
Phosphorus 148mg 60mg 13%
Iron 2.1mg 1.2mg 11%
Magnesium 65mg 21mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Selenium 5.5µg 1.2µg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Copper 0.149mg 0.088mg 7%
Potassium 135mg 334mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Fiber 2.1g 3.2g 4%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.06mg 4%
Protein 3.8g 2.5g 3%
Folate 22µg 34µg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Calories 102kcal 72kcal 2%
Fats 1.58g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.04mg 1%
Calcium 47mg 37mg 1%
Carbs 18.69g 16.8g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Sodium 6mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52%
Contains more FatsFats +1480%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.3%
~equal in Water ~79.8g
~equal in Other ~0.8g

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.