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Chocolate chip cookie vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate chip cookie and amaranth

  • Chocolate chip cookie has more copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, amaranth is richer in manganese and phosphorus.
  • Chocolate chip cookie covers your daily copper needs 26% more than amaranth.
  • Amaranth has 57 times less sodium than chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie has 341mg of sodium, while amaranth has 6mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of chocolate chip cookie is 50.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter 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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
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 +63.7%
Contains more IronIron +18.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +159.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +103.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.86mg

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 0.67% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +704.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +480.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate chip cookie Amaranth DV% diff.
Saturated fat 14.071g 64%
Fats 28.4g 1.58g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.541g 30%
Copper 0.386mg 0.149mg 26%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.241g 21%
Calories 488kcal 102kcal 19%
Vitamin A 139µg 15%
Sodium 341mg 6mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.184mg 0.015mg 14%
Carbs 58.2g 18.69g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.022mg 12%
Selenium 11.2µg 5.5µg 10%
Manganese 0.663mg 0.854mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Phosphorus 100mg 148mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.365mg 0.235mg 7%
Iron 2.48mg 2.1mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 5%
Protein 5.7g 3.8g 4%
Folate 33µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Potassium 221mg 135mg 3%
Magnesium 55mg 65mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.113mg 2%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.86mg 1%
Calcium 38mg 47mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 58.2g 16.59g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.391mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0%
Valine 0.279mg 0%
Histidine 0.123mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 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 +50%
Contains more FatsFats +1697.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +211.4%
Contains more OtherOther +159.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1218.6%

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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. Chocolate chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/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.