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Shallot vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and amaranth different?

  • Shallot is higher in vitamin B6 and potassium; however, amaranth is richer in manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, selenium, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for amaranth is 24% higher.
  • Shallot contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than amaranth. While shallot contains 0.345mg of vitamin B6, amaranth contains only 0.113mg.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than amaranth (97).

Shallots, raw 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +147.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +209.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +115%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +192.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +358.3%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.022mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.292mg 0.854mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.113mg 18%
Phosphorus 60mg 148mg 13%
Iron 1.2mg 2.1mg 11%
Magnesium 21mg 65mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Selenium 1.2µg 5.5µg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Copper 0.088mg 0.149mg 7%
Potassium 334mg 135mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Fiber 3.2g 2.1g 4%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.86mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.015mg 4%
Protein 2.5g 3.8g 3%
Folate 34µg 22µg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Calories 72kcal 102kcal 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.58g 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.19mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 47mg 1%
Carbs 16.8g 18.69g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Sodium 12mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.235mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 ProteinProtein +52%
Contains more FatsFats +1480%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.3%
~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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.