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Food profile: Amaranth grain, uncooked

Full name: Amaranth grain, uncooked

Amaranthus is a pseudocereal, but a real good source of proteins. It is supposed to have been very important for the Aztecs.

Category: Cereal Grains and Pasta

Efficiency: 0.73.

Amino Acid Score: > 100 (104).

Amino acid quantities (g per 100 g)

In relative terms, this food in particularly poor in methionine and rich in tryptophan.

More graphs of amino acids

General nutritional values

Macronutrient quantities (g) per 100 g

Energy: 371 kcal for 100 g.

14.6 percents of proteins in total calories.

Table of nutritional values

Ratio of essential amino acids to total protein (mg/g)

Food pairs including this food

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Pair	Best efficiency	Amino profile similarity
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Asparagus, cooked	0.73	0.90
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cheese, ricotta	0.74	0.23
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cocoa, dry powder	0.73	0.77
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Carrots, raw	0.73	0.69
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Beans, adzuki	0.73	0.49
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Buckwheat	0.73	0.92
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Bread, pita	0.73	0.62
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Beans, black	0.73	0.81
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Avocados, raw	0.79	0.84
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Bulgur, dry	0.73	0.64
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Beans, pinto	0.73	0.66
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram)	0.73	0.75
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cheese, camembert	0.81	0.43
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Bananas, raw	0.73	0.51
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cabbage, red	0.73	0.94
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cheese, parmesan	0.81	0.44
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Bread, pumpernickel	0.76	0.62
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Bread, rye	0.75	0.61
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Broccoli, cooked	0.74	0.86
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Baking chocolate, unsweetened	0.73	0.77
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Apples, dried	0.73	0.57
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Celery, raw	0.73	0.86
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cauliflower, cooked	0.73	0.92
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi)	0.73	0.54
Amaranth grain, uncooked-Buckwheat flour, whole-groat	0.73	0.92

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Foodone: (select food) Amaranth grain, uncooked Apples, dried Apricots, raw Asparagus, cooked Avocados, raw Baking chocolate, unsweetened Bananas, raw Beans, adzuki Beans, black Beans, kidney Beans, pinto Beans, snap Beans, white Beets, cooked Bread, pita Bread, pumpernickel Bread, rye Bread, wheat Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds Broccoli, cooked Buckwheat Buckwheat flour, whole-groat Bulgur, dry Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi) Cabbage, cooked Cabbage, red Carrots, raw Cauliflower, cooked Celery, raw Cheese, camembert Cheese, mozzarella Cheese, parmesan Cheese, ricotta Cheese, roquefort Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram) Cocoa, dry powder Corn, sweet Cranberries, raw Dates, deglet noor Edamame, frozen Egg, whole Eggplant, cooked Figs, raw Garlic, raw Ginger root, raw Kale, cooked Leavening agents, yeast Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion) Lentils, mature seeds Lentils, pink or red Lettuce, green leaf Lotus root, cooked Lupins, mature seeds Melons, cantaloupe Milk, whole Millet, cooked Miso Mungo beans, mature seeds Mushrooms, brown Mushrooms, portabella Mushrooms, shiitake Mushrooms, white Natto Nectarines, raw Nuts, almonds Nuts, cashew nuts Nuts, chestnuts Nuts, coconut meat Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts Nuts, macadamia nuts Nuts, pecans Nuts, pistachio nuts Nuts, walnuts Nuts, walnuts Oats Onions, raw Oranges, raw Pasta, dry Pasta, whole-wheat Peanut butter, chunk style Peanuts, all types Pears, raw Peas, green Peas, split Peppers, sweet Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds Plums, raw Potatoes, baked Pumpkin, cooked Quinoa, cooked Quinoa, uncooked Raisins, seedless Rice flour, white Rice, brown Rice, white glutinous Rice, white long-grain Rice, white short-grain Sauerkraut, canned Seaweed, spirulina Seeds, chia seeds Seeds, flaxseed Seeds, hemp seed Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels Seeds, sesame butter Seeds, sesame seeds Seeds, sunflower seed kernels Semolina, unenriched Sorghum grain Soybeans, mature cooked Soybeans, mature seeds Spelt, uncooked Spices, fenugreek seed Spices, ginger Spices, mustard seed Spices, poppy seed Spices, turmeric Spinach, cooked Squash, summer Strawberries, raw Sweet potato, cooked Tofu, firm Tofu, soft Tomato products, canned Tomatoes, sun-dried Triticale flour, whole-grain Turnips, cooked Watercress, raw Wheat flour, white Wheat, KAMUT khorasan Wheat, sprouted

Foodtwo: (select food) Amaranth grain, uncooked Apples, dried Apricots, raw Asparagus, cooked Avocados, raw Baking chocolate, unsweetened Bananas, raw Beans, adzuki Beans, black Beans, kidney Beans, pinto Beans, snap Beans, white Beets, cooked Bread, pita Bread, pumpernickel Bread, rye Bread, wheat Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds Broccoli, cooked Buckwheat Buckwheat flour, whole-groat Bulgur, dry Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi) Cabbage, cooked Cabbage, red Carrots, raw Cauliflower, cooked Celery, raw Cheese, camembert Cheese, mozzarella Cheese, parmesan Cheese, ricotta Cheese, roquefort Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram) Cocoa, dry powder Corn, sweet Cranberries, raw Dates, deglet noor Edamame, frozen Egg, whole Eggplant, cooked Figs, raw Garlic, raw Ginger root, raw Kale, cooked Leavening agents, yeast Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion) Lentils, mature seeds Lentils, pink or red Lettuce, green leaf Lotus root, cooked Lupins, mature seeds Melons, cantaloupe Milk, whole Millet, cooked Miso Mungo beans, mature seeds Mushrooms, brown Mushrooms, portabella Mushrooms, shiitake Mushrooms, white Natto Nectarines, raw Nuts, almonds Nuts, cashew nuts Nuts, chestnuts Nuts, coconut meat Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts Nuts, macadamia nuts Nuts, pecans Nuts, pistachio nuts Nuts, walnuts Nuts, walnuts Oats Onions, raw Oranges, raw Pasta, dry Pasta, whole-wheat Peanut butter, chunk style Peanuts, all types Pears, raw Peas, green Peas, split Peppers, sweet Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds Plums, raw Potatoes, baked Pumpkin, cooked Quinoa, cooked Quinoa, uncooked Raisins, seedless Rice flour, white Rice, brown Rice, white glutinous Rice, white long-grain Rice, white short-grain Sauerkraut, canned Seaweed, spirulina Seeds, chia seeds Seeds, flaxseed Seeds, hemp seed Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels Seeds, sesame butter Seeds, sesame seeds Seeds, sunflower seed kernels Semolina, unenriched Sorghum grain Soybeans, mature cooked Soybeans, mature seeds Spelt, uncooked Spices, fenugreek seed Spices, ginger Spices, mustard seed Spices, poppy seed Spices, turmeric Spinach, cooked Squash, summer Strawberries, raw Sweet potato, cooked Tofu, firm Tofu, soft Tomato products, canned Tomatoes, sun-dried Triticale flour, whole-grain Turnips, cooked Watercress, raw Wheat flour, white Wheat, KAMUT khorasan Wheat, sprouted

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