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Rice pudding vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between rice pudding and amaranth

  • Rice pudding has more vitamin B2 and calcium; however, amaranth is richer in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Amaranth covers your daily manganese needs 35% more than rice pudding.
  • Amaranth has 6 times less vitamin B2 than rice pudding. Rice pudding has 0.141mg of vitamin B2, while amaranth has 0.022mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of rice pudding is 59.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk 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 9.3% 32% 11% 14% 6% 10% 37% 14% 7.4% 10%
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 +123.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more IronIron +467.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +727.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +126.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1398.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +189.5%
~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.
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 2.3% 15% 0% 12% 19% 33% 8.3% 17% 8.1% 30% 0% 3% 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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +540.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice pudding Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.057mg 0.854mg 35%
Iron 0.37mg 2.1mg 22%
Copper 0.018mg 0.149mg 15%
Magnesium 13mg 65mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.24µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.022mg 9%
Phosphorus 87mg 148mg 9%
Fiber 0.1g 2.1g 8%
Selenium 1.9µg 5.5µg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.288mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.113mg 6%
Calcium 105mg 47mg 6%
Folate 4µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin A 46µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.075mg 0.015mg 5%
Vitamin D 34IU 4%
Sodium 109mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.967g 4%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.86mg 4%
Cholesterol 6mg 2%
Carbs 20.81g 18.69g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Protein 3.29g 3.8g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.443mg 0.235mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.441g 1%
Calories 111kcal 102kcal 0%
Fats 1.63g 1.58g 0%
Net carbs 20.71g 16.59g N/A
Potassium 130mg 135mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.126mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.273mg 0%
Lysine 0.221mg 0%
Methionine 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 20.81 g
Water: 73.43 g
Other: 0.84 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 +11.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.5%
~equal in Fats ~1.58g
~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. Rice pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169611/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.