Semolina vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are semolina and amaranth different?
- Semolina is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, copper, and manganese, while amaranth is higher in iron and magnesium.
- Semolina covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 30% more than amaranth.
- Semolina contains 15 times more vitamin B1 than amaranth. Semolina contains 0.224mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth contains 0.015mg.
- Amaranth has a higher glycemic index (97) than semolina (54).
Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +51.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +28.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +90.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +18.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +21.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +261.8% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +140.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +183.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1393.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +127.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2048.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +533.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +175% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B3 | 5.048mg | 0.235mg | 30% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.452mg | 0.113mg | 26% |
Selenium | 19.9µg | 5.5µg | 26% |
Carbs | 80.89g | 18.69g | 21% |
Starch | 68.29g | 16.23g | 21% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.224mg | 0.015mg | 17% |
Iron | 0.74mg | 2.1mg | 17% |
Copper | 0.284mg | 0.149mg | 15% |
Calories | 374kcal | 102kcal | 14% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.672mg | 13% | |
Magnesium | 27mg | 65mg | 9% |
Manganese | 1.035mg | 0.854mg | 8% |
Protein | 7.51g | 3.8g | 7% |
Folate | 8µg | 22µg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 0.022mg | 2% |
Calcium | 71mg | 47mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.322g | 2% | |
Saturated fat | 0.294g | 1% | |
Fiber | 1.8g | 2.1g | 1% |
Fats | 1.03g | 1.58g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.258g | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0.19mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 153mg | 148mg | 1% |
Zinc | 1.02mg | 0.86mg | 1% |
Potassium | 174mg | 135mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 79.09g | 16.59g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.33g | N/A | |
Sodium | 2mg | 6mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.103mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.339mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.656mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.215mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.398mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.47mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.185mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.02g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +97.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +332.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +53.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +662.3% |
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Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more StarchStarch | +320.8% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
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