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Amaranth vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and sockeye salmon different?

  • Amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, and fiber, while sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Sockeye salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 62% more than amaranth.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than sockeye salmon (0).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat 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 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +327.3%
Contains more IronIron +303.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6469.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +223%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +545.5%

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 0% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +421.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +946.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1018.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +631.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Sockeye salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.47µg 186%
Vitamin D 16.7µg 84%
Vitamin D 670IU 84%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 10.123mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.827mg 55%
Selenium 5.5µg 35.5µg 55%
Protein 3.8g 26.48g 45%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.013mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.274mg 25%
Phosphorus 148mg 305mg 22%
Iron 2.1mg 0.52mg 20%
Cholesterol 61mg 20%
Choline 112.6mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.246mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.157mg 12%
Potassium 135mg 436mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.327g 9%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Copper 0.149mg 0.076mg 8%
Magnesium 65mg 36mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 0g 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 6%
Fats 1.58g 5.57g 6%
Carbs 18.69g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.864g 5%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.99mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.969g 4%
Calcium 47mg 11mg 4%
Sodium 6mg 92mg 4%
Folate 22µg 7µg 4%
Calories 102kcal 156kcal 3%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.55mg 3%
Net carbs 16.59g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g N/A
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0%
Threonine 1.247mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.274mg 0%
Leucine 2.185mg 0%
Lysine 2.574mg 0%
Methionine 0.858mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.461mg 0%
Histidine 0.711mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.299g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.56g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.093g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g 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
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.6%
Contains more OtherOther +24.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +596.8%
Contains more FatsFats +252.5%

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/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.