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Soy milk vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy milk and amaranth

  • Amaranth has more manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and fiber than soy milk.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 27% more.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of soy milk is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified 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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
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 +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.4%
Contains more IronIron +228.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +616.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +184.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +283%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.6%

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 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +213.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Amaranth DV% diff.
Manganese 0.223mg 0.854mg 27%
Iron 0.64mg 2.1mg 18%
Phosphorus 52mg 148mg 14%
Magnesium 25mg 65mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 7%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.86mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 6%
Fiber 0.6g 2.1g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.015mg 4%
Choline 23.6mg 4%
Carbs 6.28g 18.69g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.022mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.113mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.235mg 2%
Calories 54kcal 102kcal 2%
Calcium 25mg 47mg 2%
Sodium 51mg 6mg 2%
Copper 0.128mg 0.149mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 4.8µg 5.5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.205g 1%
Folate 18µg 22µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 1%
Potassium 118mg 135mg 1%
Protein 3.27g 3.8g 1%
Fats 1.75g 1.58g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 3.99g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 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 WaterWater +17.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.6%
Contains more OtherOther +18.5%
~equal in Fats ~1.58g

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.