Amaranth: Calories and Nutrition Analyse

Also known as (other names): amaranth seeds



How many calories in amaranth?

100g of amaranth seeds have about 409 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | glass | small glass | cup | half cup

Case in point, tablespoon of amaranth (14 g) has about 57 calories.

It is about 2% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

Amaranth - calories, kcal

Scroll down for details and nutrition tables.

To visualize how much 57 kcal actually is, take in mind that calories amount from tablespoon of amaranth is similar to calories amount from ie.:

  • 1 apple
  • 0.5 glass of Coca Cola (220 ml glass)
  • 0.5 slice of cheese
  • 0.5 slice of bread
  • 3 cubes of sugar

Take a look at tables below to see details about amaranth nutrition.

Calories in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category

See all nutrition data of amaranth on charts.

Calories409kcal/100g(116 kcal/oz)
Protein17g/100g(4.8 g/oz)
Carbs Total67g/100g(19 g/oz)
Fat8g/100g(2.3 g/oz)

Calories And Nutrition in Tablespoon of Amaranth (14 G), 100g and Ounce

per 100 gper ouncetablespoon of amaranth (14 g)
Calories409 115.95 57.3
Carbs Total67 g18.99 g9.4 g
Dietary fiber6.7 g1.9 g0.9 g
Fat8 g2.27 g1.1 g
Saturated fat1.5 g0.43 g0.2 g
Protein17 g4.82 g2.4 g
Water0 g0 g0 g

amaranth - vitamins per 100g

  • Vit B60.6 mg

Energy content of amaranth

  • 66% CARBS
  • 17% PROTEIN
  • 18% FAT

amaranth - minerals per 100g

  • Potassium508 mg
  • Phosphorus557 mg
  • Magnessium248 mg
  • Calcium159 mg
  • Sodium0.01 mg
  • Iron7.6 mg
  • Zink2.9 mg

How many calories in 1, 2, 3 or 5 amaranth seeds?

As I wrote before tablespoon of amaranth (14 g) have 57 calories. It is easy to count that two amaranth seeds have about 114 calories and three amaranth seeds have about 171 calories. In table below you can also see calories amount for four and five amaranth seeds.

  • Tablespoon of amaranth (14g)57 kcal
  • Teaspoon of amaranth (5g)20 kcal
  • Glass full of amaranth (200g)818 kcal
  • Small glass (40ml) of amaranth (37g)151 kcal
  • Cup of amaranth (246g)1006 kcal
  • Half cup of amaranth (123g)503 kcal
  • Ounce (oz) of amaranth seeds116 kcal
  • Half of medium size amaranth28.5 kcal
  • Small size amaranth (11g)45.6 kcal
  • Big size amaranth (18g)74.1 kcal
  • Two medium size amaranth seeds114 kcal
  • Three medium size amaranth seeds171 kcal
  • Four medium size amaranth seeds228 kcal
  • Five medium size amaranth seeds285 kcal

Protein in amaranth

Amaranth seeds have 17 g protein per 100g.
When you multiplay this value with weight of tablespoon of amaranth (14 g) you can see that you will get about 2.4 g of protein.

Carbs in amaranth seeds

Amaranth seeds have 67 g carbohydrates per 100g.
In the same way as for protein we can calculate that tablespoon of amaranth (14 g) has about 9.4 g of carbs.

Fat in amaranth seeds

Amaranth seeds have 8 g fat per 100g.
So it is easy to count that tablespoon of amaranth (14 g) has about 1.1 g of fat.

Amaranth - caloies, wieght

tablespoon of amaranth (14 g) has:

57kcalFor burning these calories you have to:
Bike8 min.Bike
Horse ride10 min.Horse ride
Play tennis6 min.Tennis
Run6 min.Run
Swim7 min.Swim

Interesting charts - compare amaranth with other seeds

When you look at charts below you will see how amaranth looks like in comparsion to other products from its category. When you click on selected product you will se detailed comparsion.

Fiber in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Fat in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Iron in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Magnesium in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Phosphorus in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Potassium in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Protein in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Sodium in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Vitamin B6 in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Zinc in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Carbohydrates in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Calories in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Calcium in Amaranth Based On Seeds Category
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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