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Great northern beans vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between great northern beans and amaranth?

  • Great northern beans is higher in folate, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, and potassium, yet amaranth is higher in manganese.
  • Great northern beans's daily need coverage for folate is 20% more.
  • Great northern beans has 11 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth. While great northern beans has 0.158mg of vitamin B1, amaranth has only 0.015mg.

We used Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Amaranth grain, cooked types in this article.

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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 36% 20% 35% 80% 82% 24% 71% 0.26% 68% 22%
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 +44.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.1%
~equal in Iron ~2.1mg
~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 4.3% 0% 0% 0% 40% 14% 13% 16% 27% 0% 0% 77% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +953.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.113mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Great northern beans Amaranth DV% diff.
Fiber 7g 2.1g 20%
Folate 102µg 22µg 20%
Manganese 0.518mg 0.854mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.015mg 12%
Copper 0.247mg 0.149mg 11%
Protein 8.33g 3.8g 9%
Potassium 391mg 135mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.266mg 5%
Magnesium 50mg 65mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.681mg 0.235mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.022mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 5.5µg 3%
Calcium 68mg 47mg 2%
Phosphorus 165mg 148mg 2%
Fats 0.45g 1.58g 2%
Saturated fat 0.14g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.187g 1%
Calories 118kcal 102kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Carbs 21.09g 18.69g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 1%
Net carbs 14.09g 16.59g N/A
Iron 2.13mg 2.1mg 0%
Zinc 0.88mg 0.86mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.113mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.351mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.368mg 0%
Leucine 0.665mg 0%
Lysine 0.572mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.33 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 69 g
Other: 1.13 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 +119.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%
Contains more OtherOther +46.8%
Contains more FatsFats +251.1%
~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. Great northern beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175191/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.