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Roquefort vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between roquefort and amaranth

  • Roquefort has more calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc, while amaranth has more manganese, iron, copper, and fiber.
  • Roquefort's daily need coverage for sodium is 78% higher.
  • Amaranth contains 27 times less vitamin B2 than roquefort. Roquefort contains 0.586mg of vitamin B2, while amaranth contains 0.022mg.
  • The amount of sodium in amaranth is lower.
  • Roquefort has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of roquefort is 27, while the glycemic index of amaranth is 97.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, roquefort 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 21% 199% 8% 21% 11% 57% 168% 236% 3.9% 79%
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 CalciumCalcium +1308.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.4%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more CopperCopper +338.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2746.7%

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% 98% 0% 0% 10% 135% 14% 104% 29% 80% 0% 37% 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% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +212.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.113mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roquefort Amaranth DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.263g 88%
Sodium 1809mg 6mg 78%
Calcium 662mg 47mg 62%
Fats 30.64g 1.58g 45%
Vitamin B2 0.586mg 0.022mg 43%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.854mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.731mg 35%
Protein 21.54g 3.8g 35%
Phosphorus 392mg 148mg 35%
Vitamin A 294µg 33%
Cholesterol 90mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.64µg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 8.474g 21%
Iron 0.56mg 2.1mg 19%
Selenium 14.5µg 5.5µg 16%
Calories 369kcal 102kcal 13%
Copper 0.034mg 0.149mg 13%
Zinc 2.08mg 0.86mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.32g 9%
Magnesium 30mg 65mg 8%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Folate 49µg 22µg 7%
Carbs 2g 18.69g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.235mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.015mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.113mg 1%
Potassium 91mg 135mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 2g 16.59g N/A
Tryptophan 0.303mg 0%
Threonine 0.965mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.217mg 0%
Leucine 2.114mg 0%
Lysine 1.848mg 0%
Methionine 0.558mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.023mg 0%
Valine 1.614mg 0%
Histidine 0.602mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 31% 2% 39% 6%
Protein: 21.54 g
Fats: 30.64 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 39.38 g
Other: 6.44 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 +466.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1839.2%
Contains more OtherOther +736.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +834.5%
Contains more WaterWater +90.9%

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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. Roquefort - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171250/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.

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