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Piña colada vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are piña colada and amaranth different?

  • Amaranth has more iron, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, selenium, copper, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B6 than piña colada.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for amaranth is 24% higher.
  • Piña colada has a lower glycemic index (15) than amaranth (97).

Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe 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 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +712.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +487.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.1%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +561.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2014.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +685.7%
~equal in Sodium ~6mg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 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 +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +850%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +151.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Piña colada Amaranth DV% diff.
Iron 0.21mg 2.1mg 24%
Phosphorus 7mg 148mg 20%
Magnesium 8mg 65mg 14%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.854mg 14%
Selenium 0.7µg 5.5µg 9%
Copper 0.079mg 0.149mg 8%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.86mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.636g 7%
Protein 0.42g 3.8g 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Fiber 0.3g 2.1g 7%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.113mg 5%
Calories 174kcal 102kcal 4%
Calcium 8mg 47mg 4%
Folate 12µg 22µg 3%
Potassium 71mg 135mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.19mg 1%
Carbs 22.66g 18.69g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.118mg 0.235mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Fats 1.88g 1.58g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 22.33g N/A
Sodium 6mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.017mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 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 +19%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1205.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +804.8%
Contains more WaterWater +15.6%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.