Adzuki bean vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between adzuki bean and amaranth

Adzuki bean has more folate, fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, amaranth has more manganese and selenium.
Daily need coverage for folate for adzuki bean is 25% higher.
Amaranth has 8 times less vitamin B1 than adzuki bean. Adzuki bean has 0.115mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth has 0.015mg.
Amaranth has a higher glycemic index than adzuki bean.

Food types used in this article are Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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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.

Adzuki bean

Amaranth

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+294.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+105.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+67.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+49%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+358.3%

~equal in Iron ~2.1mg

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.

Adzuki bean

Amaranth

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+205.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+17.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	121µg	22µg	25%
Fiber	7.3g	2.1g	21%
Copper	0.298mg	0.149mg	17%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.854mg	12%
Potassium	532mg	135mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.43mg		9%
Selenium	1.2µg	5.5µg	8%
Zinc	1.77mg	0.86mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.115mg	0.015mg	8%
Starch		16.23g	7%
Protein	7.52g	3.8g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.064mg	0.022mg	3%
Phosphorus	168mg	148mg	3%
Magnesium	52mg	65mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.717mg	0.235mg	3%
Calcium	28mg	47mg	2%
Carbs	24.77g	18.69g	2%
Fats	0.1g	1.58g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.113mg	1%
Calories	128kcal	102kcal	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Iron	2mg	2.1mg	1%
Net carbs	17.47g	16.59g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.036g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.021g		0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg		0%
Threonine	0.255mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.3mg		0%
Leucine	0.632mg		0%
Lysine	0.567mg		0%
Methionine	0.079mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.398mg		0%
Valine	0.387mg		0%
Histidine	0.198mg		0%