Amaranth vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between amaranth and taco salad
- Amaranth has more manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and selenium; however, taco salad is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B3.
- Amaranth covers your daily manganese needs 30% more than taco salad.
- Taco salad contains 3 times less magnesium than amaranth. Amaranth contains 65mg of magnesium, while taco salad contains 26mg.
- Amaranth has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Amaranth grain, cooked and Fast foods, taco salad.
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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 | +150% |
| Contains more IronIron | +82.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +31.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +105.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +411.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +150% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +106.4% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +55.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +58.1% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +233.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +718.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +427.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +90.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.854mg | 0.167mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 385mg | 16% |
| Saturated fat | 3.446g | 16% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.68mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.32µg | 13% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.022mg | 0.18mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 1.15mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 148mg | 72mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 65mg | 26mg | 9% |
| Fats | 1.58g | 7.46g | 9% |
| Fiber | 2.1g | 8% | |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 2.606g | 7% | |
| Starch | 16.23g | 7% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.235mg | 1.24mg | 6% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.883g | 6% | |
| Selenium | 5.5µg | 2.2µg | 6% |
| Protein | 3.8g | 6.68g | 6% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 97mg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.86mg | 1.36mg | 5% |
| Folate | 22µg | 42µg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.149mg | 0.113mg | 4% |
| Choline | 23.3mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.015mg | 0.05mg | 3% |
| Calories | 102kcal | 141kcal | 2% |
| Potassium | 135mg | 210mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 18.69g | 11.91g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.8mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.19mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 16.59g | 11.91g | N/A |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.113mg | 0.11mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.075mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.254mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.311mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.549mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.486mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.145mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.277mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.343mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.201mg | 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:
6.68 g
Fats:
7.46 g
Carbs:
11.91 g
Water:
72.35 g
Other:
1.6 g
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +56.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +75.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +372.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +107.8% |
~equal in
Water
~72.35g
