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Orange juice vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are orange juice and amaranth different?

  • Orange juice is richer in vitamin B1, while amaranth is higher in manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, selenium, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Amaranth covers your daily need for manganese, 37% more than orange juice.
  • Orange juice contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth. Orange juice contains 0.09mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth contains 0.015mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than orange juice (50).

Orange juice, raw and Amaranth grain, cooked types were 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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
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 +48.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +327.3%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1620%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +770.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5400%

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange juice Amaranth DV% diff.
Vitamin C 50mg 56%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.854mg 37%
Iron 0.2mg 2.1mg 24%
Phosphorus 17mg 148mg 19%
Magnesium 11mg 65mg 13%
Copper 0.044mg 0.149mg 12%
Selenium 0.1µg 5.5µg 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.1g 8%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.86mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.113mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.015mg 6%
Protein 0.7g 3.8g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Calcium 11mg 47mg 4%
Calories 45kcal 102kcal 3%
Carbs 10.4g 18.69g 3%
Folate 30µg 22µg 2%
Potassium 200mg 135mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.58g 2%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.022mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.235mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Net carbs 10.2g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 8.4g N/A
Sodium 1mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 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 +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +442.9%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.7%
Contains more OtherOther +92.5%

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.