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Glutinous rice vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between glutinous rice and amaranth?

  • Amaranth is richer than glutinous rice in manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, and folate.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 26% more.

We used Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked and Amaranth grain, cooked types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
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 less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1250%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1750%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226%
~equal in Selenium ~5.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.8% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Glutinous rice Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.262mg 0.854mg 26%
Iron 0.14mg 2.1mg 25%
Phosphorus 8mg 148mg 20%
Magnesium 5mg 65mg 14%
Copper 0.049mg 0.149mg 11%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.113mg 7%
Calcium 2mg 47mg 5%
Folate 1µg 22µg 5%
Protein 2.02g 3.8g 4%
Potassium 10mg 135mg 4%
Fiber 1g 2.1g 4%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.86mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 4%
Fats 0.19g 1.58g 2%
Carbs 21.09g 18.69g 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.022mg 1%
Calories 97kcal 102kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.1g 3.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 480kcal 268kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 98g N/A
Net carbs 20.09g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Sodium 5mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 5.6µg 5.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.29mg 0.235mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.07g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 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 CarbsCarbs +12.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.1%
Contains more FatsFats +731.6%
~equal in Water ~75.16g

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.