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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.
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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
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.
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
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

Nutrient Amaranth Soft serve 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
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
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%
~equal in Protein ~4.1g

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

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

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