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Tilsit cheese vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tilsit cheese and amaranth

  • Tilsit cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, and selenium, while amaranth has more manganese, iron, copper, and magnesium.
  • Tilsit cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 65% more than amaranth.
  • Tilsit cheese contains 126 times more sodium than amaranth. While tilsit cheese contains 753mg of sodium, amaranth contains only 6mg.
  • Tilsit cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tilsit cheese is 27, while the glycemic index of amaranth is 97.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, tilsit 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% 210% 5.7% 8.6% 8.7% 95% 214% 98% 1.7% 79%
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 +1389.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +307%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +237.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.7%
Contains more IronIron +813%
Contains more CopperCopper +473.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6469.2%

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% 83% 0% 0% 15% 83% 3.8% 21% 15% 263% 0% 15% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +306.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1531.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tilsit cheese Amaranth DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.1µg 88%
Saturated fat 16.775g 76%
Calcium 700mg 47mg 65%
Phosphorus 500mg 148mg 50%
Protein 24.41g 3.8g 41%
Fats 25.98g 1.58g 38%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.854mg 37%
Cholesterol 102mg 34%
Sodium 753mg 6mg 32%
Vitamin A 249µg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.359mg 0.022mg 26%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.86mg 24%
Iron 0.23mg 2.1mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.136g 18%
Selenium 14.5µg 5.5µg 16%
Copper 0.026mg 0.149mg 14%
Calories 340kcal 102kcal 12%
Magnesium 13mg 65mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.346mg 7%
Carbs 1.88g 18.69g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.721g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.065mg 0.113mg 4%
Potassium 65mg 135mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Folate 20µg 22µg 1%
Net carbs 1.88g 16.59g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.205mg 0.235mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 0.899mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.484mg 0%
Leucine 2.548mg 0%
Lysine 2.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.358mg 0%
Valine 1.752mg 0%
Histidine 0.704mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 26% 2% 43% 5%
Protein: 24.41 g
Fats: 25.98 g
Carbs: 1.88 g
Water: 42.86 g
Other: 4.87 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 +542.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1544.3%
Contains more OtherOther +532.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +894.1%
Contains more WaterWater +75.4%

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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. Tilsit cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170852/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.

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