Amaranth Nutrient Values For 100 Grams
Amaranth
Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name: Amaranthus spp.
NDB No: 20001 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
|
Nutrient
|
Units
|
Value per
100 grams |
Number
of Data
Points | | Proximates
|
|
Water
|
g
|
9.84
|
11
|
0.748
|
|
Energy
|
kcal
|
374
|
0
|
0
|
|
Energy
|
kj
|
1565
|
0
|
0
|
|
Protein
|
g
|
14.45
|
12
|
0.688
|
|
Total lipid (fat)
|
g
|
6.51
|
12
|
0.327
|
|
Ash
|
g
|
3.04
|
11
|
0.651
|
|
Carbohydrate, by difference
|
g
|
66.17
|
0
|
0
|
|
Fiber, total dietary
|
g
|
9.3
|
7
|
1.691
| | Minerals
|
|
Calcium, Ca
|
mg
|
153
|
10
|
6.859
|
|
Iron, Fe
|
mg
|
7.59
|
9
|
0.552
|
|
Magnesium, Mg
|
mg
|
266
|
10
|
9.715
|
|
Phosphorus, P
|
mg
|
455
|
2
|
0
|
|
Potassium, K
|
mg
|
366
|
10
|
26.193
|
|
Sodium, Na
|
mg
|
21
|
11
|
4.696
|
|
Zinc, Zn
|
mg
|
3.18
|
10
|
0.192
|
|
Copper, Cu
|
mg
|
0.777
|
10
|
0.067
|
|
Manganese, Mn
|
mg
|
2.260
|
10
|
0.244
| | Vitamins
|
|
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
|
mg
|
4.2
|
1
|
0
|
|
Thiamin
|
mg
|
0.080
|
2
|
0
|
|
Riboflavin
|
mg
|
0.208
|
3
|
0.016
|
|
Niacin
|
mg
|
1.286
|
5
|
0.438
|
|
Pantothenic acid
|
mg
|
1.047
|
2
|
0
|
|
Vitamin B-6
|
mg
|
0.223
|
2
|
0
|
|
Folate, total
|
mcg
|
49
|
2
|
0
|
|
Folic acid
|
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Folate, food
|
mcg
|
49
|
2
|
0
|
|
Folate, DFE
|
mcg_DFE
|
49
|
0
|
0
|
|
Choline, total
|
mg
|
69.8
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vitamin B-12
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vitamin B-12, added
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vitamin A, IU
|
IU
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vitamin A, RAE
|
mcg_RAE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Retinol
|
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
| | Lipids
|
|
Fatty acids, total saturated
|
g
|
1.662
|
0
|
0
|
|
14:0
|
g
|
0.011
|
7
|
0
|
|
16:0
|
g
|
1.284
|
7
|
0
|
|
18:0
|
g
|
0.220
|
7
|
0
|
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
|
g
|
1.433
|
0
|
0
|
|
18:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
1.433
|
7
|
0
|
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
|
g
|
2.891
|
0
|
0
|
|
18:2 undifferentiated
|
g
|
2.834
|
7
|
0
|
|
18:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.057
|
7
|
0
|
|
Cholesterol
|
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Phytosterols
|
mg
|
24
|
1
|
0
| | Amino acids
|
|
Tryptophan
|
g
|
0.181
|
10
|
0
|
|
Threonine
|
g
|
0.558
|
38
|
0
|
|
Isoleucine
|
g
|
0.582
|
38
|
0
|
|
Leucine
|
g
|
0.879
|
38
|
0
|
|
Lysine
|
g
|
0.747
|
38
|
0
|
|
Methionine
|
g
|
0.226
|
32
|
0
|
|
Cystine
|
g
|
0.191
|
28
|
0
|
|
Phenylalanine
|
g
|
0.542
|
32
|
0
|
|
Tyrosine
|
g
|
0.329
|
32
|
0
|
|
Valine
|
g
|
0.679
|
38
|
0
|
|
Arginine
|
g
|
1.060
|
30
|
0
|
|
Histidine
|
g
|
0.389
|
32
|
0
|
|
Alanine
|
g
|
0.799
|
30
|
0
|
|
Aspartic acid
|
g
|
1.261
|
30
|
0
|
|
Glutamic acid
|
g
|
2.259
|
30
|
0
|
|
Glycine
|
g
|
1.636
|
32
|
0
|
|
Proline
|
g
|
0.698
|
28
|
0
|
|
Serine
|
g
|
1.148
|
32
|
0
| | Other
|
|
Alcohol, ethyl
|
g
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007)
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