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Olive vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between olive and amaranth

  • Olive has more iron, copper, and vitamin E; however, amaranth is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Amaranth covers your daily manganese needs 36% more than olive.
  • Amaranth contains 123 times less sodium than olive. Olive contains 735mg of sodium, while amaranth contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) 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.
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 +87.2%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1587.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +290.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4833.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4170%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +511.1%

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.
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 +768.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +535.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1155.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.02mg 0.854mg 36%
Sodium 735mg 6mg 32%
Phosphorus 3mg 148mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 20%
Magnesium 4mg 65mg 15%
Iron 3.3mg 2.1mg 15%
Fats 10.68g 1.58g 14%
Copper 0.251mg 0.149mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.19mg 10%
Selenium 0.9µg 5.5µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.113mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Saturated fat 1.415g 6%
Protein 0.84g 3.8g 6%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.86mg 6%
Folate 0µg 22µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 6%
Fiber 3.2g 2.1g 4%
Potassium 8mg 135mg 4%
Calcium 88mg 47mg 4%
Carbs 6.26g 18.69g 4%
Vitamin A 20µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.022mg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Calories 115kcal 102kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.235mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 16.59g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 +575.9%
Contains more OtherOther +189.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +352.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198.6%
~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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.