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Mousse vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mousse and amaranth

  • Mousse has more vitamin B2; however, amaranth has more manganese, iron, magnesium, copper, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for amaranth is 35% higher.
  • Amaranth has 9 times less vitamin B2 than mousse. Mousse has 0.205mg of vitamin B2, while amaranth has 0.022mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index than mousse.

Food types used in this article are Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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 +104.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more IronIron +281.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1347.5%
~equal in Potassium ~135mg

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.
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 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 EVitamin E +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +831.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Amaranth DV% diff.
Cholesterol 140mg 47%
Saturated fat 9.151g 42%
Manganese 0.059mg 0.854mg 35%
Fats 16g 1.58g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 20%
Iron 0.55mg 2.1mg 19%
Vitamin A 140µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.022mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 13%
Magnesium 20mg 65mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 11%
Copper 0.075mg 0.149mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 6%
Calories 225kcal 102kcal 6%
Fiber 0.6g 2.1g 6%
Calcium 96mg 47mg 5%
Phosphorus 117mg 148mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.113mg 4%
Selenium 7.4µg 5.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.015mg 3%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.86mg 2%
Folate 15µg 22µg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 0.235mg 1%
Protein 4.14g 3.8g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Sodium 38mg 6mg 1%
Carbs 16.07g 18.69g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 15.47g 16.59g N/A
Potassium 143mg 135mg 0%
Sugar 14.81g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 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 FatsFats +912.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.3%
Contains more WaterWater +19.4%
~equal in Protein ~3.8g
~equal in Other ~0.77g

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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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