Amaranth vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are amaranth and soft serve different?
- Amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B6, while soft serve is higher in vitamin B2 and calcium.
- Amaranth covers your daily need for manganese, 37% more than soft serve.
- Amaranth contains 10 times more iron than soft serve. Amaranth contains 2.1mg of iron, while soft serve contains 0.21mg.
- Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than soft serve (79).
Amaranth grain, cooked and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +441.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +900% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +396.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +65.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +27.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +16980% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +83.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +178.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +31.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +147.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +135.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +144.4% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +221.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +226.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +727.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.854mg | 0.005mg | 37% |
Saturated fat | 7.46g | 34% | |
Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% | |
Iron | 2.1mg | 0.21mg | 24% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.5µg | 21% | |
Fats | 1.58g | 13g | 18% |
Vitamin A | 162µg | 18% | |
Magnesium | 65mg | 12mg | 13% |
Copper | 0.149mg | 0.03mg | 13% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.022mg | 0.182mg | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.506mg | 10% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 3.49g | 9% | |
Calcium | 47mg | 131mg | 8% |
Starch | 16.23g | 7% | |
Fiber | 2.1g | 0.7g | 6% |
Calories | 102kcal | 222kcal | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.113mg | 0.048mg | 5% |
Choline | 26mg | 5% | |
Selenium | 5.5µg | 3µg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 148mg | 116mg | 5% |
Vitamin D | 29IU | 4% | |
Vitamin D | 0.7µg | 4% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.46g | 3% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.015mg | 0.049mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.86mg | 0.52mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 0.61mg | 3% |
Folate | 22µg | 9µg | 3% |
Sodium | 6mg | 61mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 0.8mg | 1% | |
Carbs | 18.69g | 22.2g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.9µg | 1% | |
Potassium | 135mg | 177mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.235mg | 0.095mg | 1% |
Protein | 3.8g | 4.1g | 1% |
Caffeine | 2mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 16.59g | 21.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 21.16g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.048mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.169mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.215mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.353mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.296mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.091mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.176mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.241mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.099mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.8 g
Fats:
1.58 g
Carbs:
18.69 g
Water:
75.16 g
Other:
0.77 g
Protein:
4.1 g
Fats:
13 g
Carbs:
22.2 g
Water:
59.8 g
Other:
0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater | +25.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +722.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +18.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +16.9% |
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Protein
~4.1g