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Lupin Bean vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lupin Bean and amaranth different?

  • Lupin Bean is higher in vitamin B1, folate, and copper; however, amaranth is richer in iron, vitamin B6, manganese, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for amaranth is 11% higher.
  • Lupin Bean contains 9 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth. While lupin Bean contains 0.134mg of vitamin B1, amaranth contains only 0.015mg.

Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Amaranth grain, cooked are the varieties used 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 39% 15% 22% 45% 77% 38% 55% 0.52% 88% 14%
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 PotassiumPotassium +81.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains more ZincZinc +60.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.4%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +111.5%
~equal in Calcium ~47mg

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 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 34% 12% 9.3% 11% 2.1% 0% 0% 44% 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 +793.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1155.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~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 Lupin Bean Amaranth DV% diff.
Protein 15.57g 3.8g 24%
Iron 1.2mg 2.1mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.134mg 0.015mg 10%
Copper 0.231mg 0.149mg 9%
Folate 59µg 22µg 9%
Manganese 0.676mg 0.854mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.113mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Zinc 1.38mg 0.86mg 5%
Selenium 2.6µg 5.5µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.73g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.188mg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 2.1g 3%
Potassium 245mg 135mg 3%
Phosphorus 128mg 148mg 3%
Magnesium 54mg 65mg 3%
Carbs 9.88g 18.69g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.18g 3%
Saturated fat 0.346g 2%
Fats 2.92g 1.58g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.022mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.235mg 2%
Calories 119kcal 102kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 7.08g 16.59g N/A
Calcium 51mg 47mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.573mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.695mg 0%
Leucine 1.181mg 0%
Lysine 0.832mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.618mg 0%
Valine 0.65mg 0%
Histidine 0.443mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 3% 10% 71%
Protein: 15.57 g
Fats: 2.92 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 71.08 g
Other: 0.55 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 +309.7%
Contains more FatsFats +84.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.2%
Contains more OtherOther +40%
~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. Lupin Bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172424/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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