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Crème caramel vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crème caramel and amaranth?

  • Crème caramel is richer in vitamin B2 and selenium, yet amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 37% higher.
  • Crème caramel has 10 times more vitamin B2 than amaranth. Crème caramel has 0.21mg of vitamin B2, while amaranth has 0.022mg.
  • Crème caramel has a lower glycemic index than amaranth.

We used Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe and Amaranth grain, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
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 +76.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +58.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +622.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.4%
Contains more IronIron +452.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +432.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +83%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8440%

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% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 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 EVitamin E +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +854.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crème caramel Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.01mg 0.854mg 37%
Cholesterol 90mg 30%
Iron 0.38mg 2.1mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.022mg 14%
Magnesium 9mg 65mg 13%
Copper 0.028mg 0.149mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.799g 8%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Phosphorus 96mg 148mg 7%
Selenium 8.7µg 5.5µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.113mg 5%
Vitamin A 46µg 5%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.86mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 47mg 4%
Fats 4.03g 1.58g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.266g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.392g 3%
Folate 9µg 22µg 3%
Calories 145kcal 102kcal 2%
Sodium 53mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0.235mg 1%
Protein 4.53g 3.8g 1%
Potassium 118mg 135mg 1%
Carbs 22.78g 18.69g 1%
Net carbs 22.78g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 23.15g N/A
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 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 +19.2%
Contains more FatsFats +155.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.9%
Contains more WaterWater +10.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.2%

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/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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