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Amaranth vs. Tilsit cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between amaranth and tilsit cheese

  • Amaranth has more manganese, iron, copper, and magnesium, while tilsit cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, and selenium.
  • Tilsit cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 65% more than amaranth.
  • Amaranth contains 66 times more manganese than tilsit cheese. While amaranth contains 0.854mg of manganese, tilsit cheese contains only 0.013mg.
  • The amount of sodium in amaranth is lower.
  • Tilsit cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tilsit cheese is 27, while the glycemic index of amaranth is 97.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Amaranth grain, cooked and Cheese, tilsit.

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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 9.3% 210% 5.7% 8.6% 8.7% 95% 214% 98% 1.7% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.7%
Contains more IronIron +813%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6469.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1389.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +307%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +237.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.6%

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 0% 83% 0% 0% 15% 83% 3.8% 21% 15% 263% 0% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +306.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1531.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~20µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Tilsit cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.1µg 88%
Saturated fat 16.775g 76%
Calcium 47mg 700mg 65%
Phosphorus 148mg 500mg 50%
Protein 3.8g 24.41g 41%
Fats 1.58g 25.98g 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.013mg 37%
Cholesterol 102mg 34%
Sodium 6mg 753mg 32%
Vitamin A 249µg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.359mg 26%
Zinc 0.86mg 3.5mg 24%
Iron 2.1mg 0.23mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.136g 18%
Selenium 5.5µg 14.5µg 16%
Copper 0.149mg 0.026mg 14%
Calories 102kcal 340kcal 12%
Magnesium 65mg 13mg 12%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.346mg 7%
Carbs 18.69g 1.88g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.721g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.061mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.065mg 4%
Potassium 135mg 65mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Folate 22µg 20µg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 1.88g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.205mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 0.899mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.484mg 0%
Leucine 2.548mg 0%
Lysine 2.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.358mg 0%
Valine 1.752mg 0%
Histidine 0.704mg 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
24% 26% 2% 43% 5%
Protein: 24.41 g
Fats: 25.98 g
Carbs: 1.88 g
Water: 42.86 g
Other: 4.87 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +894.1%
Contains more WaterWater +75.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +542.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1544.3%
Contains more OtherOther +532.5%

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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. Tilsit cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170852/nutrients

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

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