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Juice vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between juice and amaranth

  • Juice has more vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, and selenium.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 37% more.
  • Juice contains 25 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth. Juice contains 0.38mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth contains 0.015mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of juice is 50.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, Orange juice drink 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.
Juice
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
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 -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2066.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +221.4%
Contains more IronIron +1809.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +727.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +4200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Juice
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 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 +2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1854.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2027.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +342.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.007mg 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.022mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 0.015mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.113mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5mg 0.235mg 30%
Iron 0.11mg 2.1mg 25%
Phosphorus 4mg 148mg 21%
Vitamin C 15mg 17%
Magnesium 3mg 65mg 15%
Copper 0.018mg 0.149mg 15%
Selenium 0µg 5.5µg 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.1g 8%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.86mg 8%
Protein 0.2g 3.8g 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Calcium 2mg 47mg 5%
Folate 4µg 22µg 5%
Potassium 42mg 135mg 3%
Calories 54kcal 102kcal 2%
Carbs 13.41g 18.69g 2%
Fats 0g 1.58g 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 13.21g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 9.36g N/A
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 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 WaterWater +14.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1800%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.4%
Contains more OtherOther +305.3%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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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