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Amaranth vs. Soursop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between amaranth and soursop?

  • Amaranth is richer than soursop in iron, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, copper, and zinc.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for iron is 19% more.
  • Amaranth has 9 times more selenium than soursop. While amaranth has 5.5µg of selenium, soursop has only 0.6µg.
  • The glycemic index of soursop is lower.

We used Amaranth grain, cooked and Soursop, raw types 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% 4.2% 25% 23% 29% 2.7% 12% 1.8% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +209.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +235.7%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +760%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +448.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.9%

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 69% 0% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 17% 15% 14% 0% 1% 11% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +283%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Soursop DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 23%
Iron 2.1mg 0.6mg 19%
Phosphorus 148mg 27mg 17%
Magnesium 65mg 21mg 10%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.6µg 9%
Copper 0.149mg 0.086mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.1mg 7%
Protein 3.8g 1g 6%
Fiber 2.1g 3.3g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.253mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.9mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.059mg 4%
Potassium 135mg 278mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 14mg 3%
Calories 102kcal 66kcal 2%
Folate 22µg 14µg 2%
Fats 1.58g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.05mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.08mg 1%
Carbs 18.69g 16.84g 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 13.54g N/A
Sugar 13.54g N/A
Sodium 6mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.09g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 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
17% 81%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 16.84 g
Water: 81.16 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +280%
Contains more FatsFats +426.7%
~equal in Carbs ~16.84g
~equal in Water ~81.16g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

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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. Soursop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167761/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.