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Amaranth vs. Tuna Bluefin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between amaranth and tuna Bluefin

  • Amaranth has more manganese, iron, and fiber; however, tuna Bluefin is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Tuna Bluefin covers your daily selenium needs 75% more than amaranth.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of tuna Bluefin is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Amaranth grain, cooked and Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat.

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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 46% 3% 29% 49% 37% 21% 140% 6.5% 2.6% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +370%
Contains more IronIron +60.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4170%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +750.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~64mg

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% 252% 0% 0% 70% 71% 198% 82% 121% 1360% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1753.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1290.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4385.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +364.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Tuna Bluefin DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 10.88µg 453%
Vitamin A 757µg 84%
Selenium 5.5µg 46.8µg 75%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 10.54mg 64%
Protein 3.8g 29.91g 52%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.02mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.525mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.37mg 27%
Phosphorus 148mg 326mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.278mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.306mg 22%
Cholesterol 49mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.844g 12%
Iron 2.1mg 1.31mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Saturated fat 1.612g 7%
Fats 1.58g 6.28g 7%
Potassium 135mg 323mg 6%
Carbs 18.69g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.053g 5%
Folate 22µg 2µg 5%
Calories 102kcal 184kcal 4%
Copper 0.149mg 0.11mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 10mg 4%
Sodium 6mg 50mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.77mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 0g N/A
Magnesium 65mg 64mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0%
Threonine 1.311mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.378mg 0%
Leucine 2.431mg 0%
Lysine 2.747mg 0%
Methionine 0.885mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.168mg 0%
Valine 1.541mg 0%
Histidine 0.88mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.363g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.141g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.16g 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
30% 6% 59% 5%
Protein: 29.91 g
Fats: 6.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.09 g
Other: 4.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +687.1%
Contains more FatsFats +297.5%
Contains more OtherOther +513%

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. Tuna Bluefin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173707/nutrients

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

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