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Passion fruit vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between passion fruit and amaranth

  • Passion fruit has more fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and potassium, while amaranth has more phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, copper, zinc, and iron.
  • Passion fruit covers your daily need for fiber, 33% more than amaranth.
  • Passion fruit contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than amaranth. While passion fruit contains 1.5mg of vitamin B3, amaranth contains only 0.235mg.
  • Passion fruit has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of passion fruit is 16, while the glycemic index of amaranth is 97.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Passion-fruit, (granadilla), purple, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 31% 60% 29% 2.7% 29% 3.7% 0% 3.3%
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 +157.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +124.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +291.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +760%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +816.7%

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 100% 21% 0.4% 0% 0% 30% 28% 0% 23% 0% 1.8% 11% 4.1%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +490.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +538.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Passion fruit Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin C 30mg 33%
Fiber 10.4g 2.1g 33%
Phosphorus 68mg 148mg 11%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.5µg 9%
Magnesium 29mg 65mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.235mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.022mg 8%
Vitamin A 64µg 7%
Copper 0.086mg 0.149mg 7%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.86mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Potassium 348mg 135mg 6%
Iron 1.6mg 2.1mg 6%
Calcium 12mg 47mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.411g 3%
Protein 2.2g 3.8g 3%
Carbs 23.38g 18.69g 2%
Folate 14µg 22µg 2%
Sodium 28mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Fats 0.7g 1.58g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.113mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Calories 97kcal 102kcal 0%
Net carbs 12.98g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 11.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.059g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.086g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 23% 73%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 23.38 g
Water: 72.93 g
Other: 0.79 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 CarbsCarbs +25.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.7%
Contains more FatsFats +125.7%
~equal in Water ~75.16g
~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. Passion fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169108/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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