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Burrito vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between burrito and amaranth

  • Burrito has more vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and selenium; however, amaranth is richer in manganese, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Burrito's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 23% more.
  • Burrito contains 76 times more sodium than amaranth. Burrito contains 454mg of sodium, while amaranth contains 6mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of burrito is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, burrito, with beans 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.5%
~equal in Calcium ~47mg
~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.
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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +695.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burrito Amaranth DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.29mg 0.015mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.28mg 0.022mg 20%
Manganese 0.4mg 0.854mg 20%
Sodium 454mg 6mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.92mg 18%
Phosphorus 45mg 148mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.174g 14%
Vitamin B3 1.87mg 0.235mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Selenium 10.1µg 5.5µg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Fats 6.22g 1.58g 7%
Magnesium 40mg 65mg 6%
Folate 40µg 22µg 5%
Choline 26.8mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.184g 5%
Protein 6.48g 3.8g 5%
Calories 206kcal 102kcal 5%
Carbs 32.92g 18.69g 5%
Potassium 301mg 135mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.551g 4%
Copper 0.174mg 0.149mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0.113mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.86mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Calcium 52mg 47mg 1%
Net carbs 32.92g 16.59g N/A
Iron 2.08mg 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.079mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.27mg 0%
Leucine 0.504mg 0%
Lysine 0.343mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.351mg 0%
Valine 0.319mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 g
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.5%
Contains more FatsFats +293.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.1%
Contains more OtherOther +140.3%
Contains more WaterWater +43.1%

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/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.