Which has more calories, Amaranth or Rice?

Amaranth has more calories than Rice: 409 kcal vs 130 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Amaranth or Rice?

Amaranth has more protein than Rice: 17 g vs 2.69 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Amaranth or Rice?

Amaranth has more fat than Rice: 8 g vs 0.28 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Amaranth or Rice?

Amaranth has more carbohydrates than Rice: 67 g vs 28.2 g per 100 g.

Amaranth vs Rice: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Amaranth has 409 kcal and Rice has 130 kcal, so Rice has 68% fewer calories.

Amaranth has more protein (17 g vs 2.69 g). Amaranth has more fiber (6.7 g vs 0.4 g). Amaranth has more fat (8 g vs 0.28 g). Relative to calories, Amaranth is the better protein source (4.16 g vs 2.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Amaranth - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Amaranth

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White Rice

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Amaranth vs White Rice 100g Compare

per 100g	Amaranth	Rice
Calories	409	130
Carbohydrates	67 g	28.17 g
Fat	8 g	0.28 g
Saturated fat	1.5 g	0.15 g
Dietary fiber	6.7 g	0.4 g
Protein	17 g	2.69 g
Calcium	159 mg	10 mg
Iron	7.6 mg	0.2 mg
Magnessium	248 mg	12 mg
Phosphorus	557 mg	3 mg
Potassium	508 mg	35 mg
Sodium	0.01 mg	1 mg
Zink	2.9 mg	3 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.6 mg	0.093 mg

More Calories in Amaranth

At first glance, you can see that in amaranth is much more calories than in white rice.

Amaranth has 409 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 215%.

In amaranth and in white rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare amaranth with white rice in details.

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Amaranth 100g

409kcal

Calories source

66% CARBS.
17% PROTEIN
18% FAT

Rice 100g

130kcal

Calories source

89% CARBS
9% PROTEIN
2% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.