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Amaranth vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and sweet roll different?

  • Amaranth is richer in manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus, while sweet roll is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin E.
  • Sweet roll covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 26% more than amaranth.
  • Amaranth contains 4 times more magnesium than sweet roll. Amaranth contains 65mg of magnesium, while sweet roll contains 17mg.
  • Amaranth is lower in sodium.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than sweet roll (40).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins 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 12% 22% 9.8% 60% 29% 16% 33% 40% 39% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +282.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +209.1%

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 6.7% 21% 40% 0% 81% 61% 45% 24% 25% 18% 11% 54% 23%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +947.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2060%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +914.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +227.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.107mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Sweet roll DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.473g 50%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.324mg 26%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.3mg 24%
Fats 1.58g 16.4g 23%
Cholesterol 66mg 22%
Selenium 5.5µg 17µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.265mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.079g 14%
Calories 102kcal 372kcal 14%
Sodium 6mg 304mg 13%
Folate 22µg 72µg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 2.384mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.797g 12%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1.99mg 12%
Carbs 18.69g 50.9g 11%
Magnesium 65mg 17mg 11%
Phosphorus 148mg 76mg 10%
Choline 41.3mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.406mg 8%
Vitamin A 62µg 7%
Copper 0.149mg 0.088mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Iron 2.1mg 1.6mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 6%
Protein 3.8g 6.2g 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Calcium 47mg 72mg 3%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.59mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Fiber 2.1g 2.4g 1%
Potassium 135mg 111mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 48.5g N/A
Sugar 31.73g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.107mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.458mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.004g 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
6% 16% 51% 25% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 50.9 g
Water: 24.8 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +203.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.2%
Contains more FatsFats +938%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +172.3%
Contains more OtherOther +120.8%

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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. Sweet roll - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175034/nutrients

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

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