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Amaranth vs. Tomato juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are amaranth and tomato juice different?

  • Amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, selenium, zinc, and fiber, while tomato juice is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Amaranth covers your daily need for manganese, 34% more than tomato juice.
  • Amaranth contains 11 times more selenium than tomato juice. Amaranth contains 5.5µg of selenium, while tomato juice contains 0.5µg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than tomato juice (31).

Amaranth grain, cooked and Tomato juice, canned, without salt added 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 7.9% 3% 19% 15% 14% 3% 8.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +370%
Contains more IronIron +438.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +254.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +681.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +678.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1155.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.7%

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 234% 7.7% 6.4% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 16% 0% 5.8% 15% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Tomato juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 70.1mg 78%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.068mg 34%
Iron 2.1mg 0.39mg 21%
Phosphorus 148mg 19mg 18%
Magnesium 65mg 11mg 13%
Copper 0.149mg 0.042mg 12%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.5µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.1mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Fiber 2.1g 0.4g 7%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.11mg 7%
Protein 3.8g 0.85g 6%
Carbs 18.69g 3.53g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.078mg 4%
Calories 102kcal 17kcal 4%
Calcium 47mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin A 23µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.673mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.07mg 3%
Fructose 1.33g 2%
Potassium 135mg 217mg 2%
Fats 1.58g 0.29g 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.32mg 1%
Folate 22µg 20µg 1%
Choline 6.8mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 2.58g N/A
Sodium 6mg 10mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.022g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.29 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +347.1%
Contains more FatsFats +444.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +429.5%
Contains more WaterWater +25.4%
Contains more OtherOther +41.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 16.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.33 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/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.