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Succotash vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between succotash and amaranth?

  • Succotash is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, potassium, and fiber, yet amaranth is higher in selenium and manganese.
  • Succotash's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 16% more.
  • Succotash has 7 times more vitamin B3 than amaranth. While succotash has 1.587mg of vitamin B3, amaranth has only 0.235mg.

We used Succotash, (corn and limas), raw and Amaranth grain, cooked types 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 34% 5.4% 33% 69% 62% 17% 48% 0.52% 90% 3.3%
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 +173.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.1%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +41%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +816.7%

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 50% 5% 0% 0% 52% 19% 30% 7.7% 30% 0% 0% 30% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +1286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +272.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +575.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Succotash Amaranth DV% diff.
Vitamin C 15.1mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.015mg 16%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.5µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.587mg 0.235mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.854mg 7%
Potassium 369mg 135mg 7%
Fiber 3.8g 2.1g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.022mg 5%
Folate 40µg 22µg 5%
Phosphorus 113mg 148mg 5%
Magnesium 48mg 65mg 4%
Copper 0.186mg 0.149mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.128mg 3%
Iron 1.83mg 2.1mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 47mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.489g 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 2%
Protein 5.03g 3.8g 2%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.86mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.113mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.19g 1%
Fats 1.02g 1.58g 1%
Calories 99kcal 102kcal 0%
Carbs 19.59g 18.69g 0%
Net carbs 15.79g 16.59g N/A
Sodium 4mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.198g 0%
Tryptophan 0.056mg 0%
Threonine 0.209mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.295mg 0%
Methionine 0.068mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.243mg 0%
Valine 0.306mg 0%
Histidine 0.16mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 20% 73%
Protein: 5.03 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 73.1 g
Other: 1.26 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 +32.4%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more FatsFats +54.9%
~equal in Carbs ~18.69g
~equal in Water ~75.16g

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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. Succotash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169300/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.