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Ice cream sandwich vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ice cream sandwich and amaranth

  • Ice cream sandwich has more copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, amaranth is richer in iron, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Amaranth covers your daily iron needs 23% more than ice cream sandwich.
  • Amaranth has 7 times less vitamin B1 than ice cream sandwich. Ice cream sandwich has 0.111mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth has 0.015mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of ice cream sandwich is 61.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ice cream sandwich 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% 26% 10% 9.8% 85% 16% 31% 17% 50% 17%
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 +83%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +124.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.4%
Contains more IronIron +707.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.4%

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% 29% 8% 0% 28% 34% 29% 13% 6.5% 6.3% 3.3% 26% 4.4%
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 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +566.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +303.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream sandwich Amaranth DV% diff.
Iron 0.26mg 2.1mg 23%
Manganese 0.381mg 0.854mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.272g 15%
Copper 0.254mg 0.149mg 12%
Phosphorus 72mg 148mg 11%
Fats 8.57g 1.58g 11%
Saturated fat 2.317g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.022mg 10%
Vitamin A 86µg 10%
Magnesium 29mg 65mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.235mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.111mg 0.015mg 8%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Calories 237kcal 102kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.028mg 0.113mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.661g 7%
Carbs 37.14g 18.69g 6%
Sodium 129mg 6mg 5%
Selenium 3.1µg 5.5µg 4%
Calcium 86mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.209mg 4%
Folate 34µg 22µg 3%
Zinc 0.6mg 0.86mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.05µg 2%
Caffeine 4mg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Protein 4.29g 3.8g 1%
Potassium 115mg 135mg 1%
Net carbs 37.14g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 18.57g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 9% 37% 49%
Protein: 4.29 g
Fats: 8.57 g
Carbs: 37.14 g
Water: 48.9 g
Other: 1.1 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 +12.9%
Contains more FatsFats +442.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.7%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more WaterWater +53.7%

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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. Ice cream sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172226/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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