Home / Food Groups / Cereals and Millets / Amaranth seed, black All values are per 100 g of edible portion .
At a glance Energy 1,490 kJ Moisture 9.89 g Ash 2,780 mg Vitamins 1.53 mg Total Fat 5.74 g Cholesterol 0 mg Dietary Fiber 7.02 g Carbohydrate 60 g Protein 14.6 g Carotenoids 0.121 mg Polyphenols 12.5 mg Phytosterols 71.3 mg Tocopherols 370 ug Tocotrienols 0 ug Organic acids 358 mg Phytate 393 mg Saponins 1.42 g
Full composition Ash 25 Essential Quantity Minerals 1,320 mg Calcium (Ca) 181 mg Magnesium (Mg) 325 mg Phosphorus (P) 374 mg Potassium (K) 433 mg Sodium (Na) 2.7 mg Essential Trace Minerals 19.8 mg Arsenic (As) 0 ug Chromium (Cr) 1,230 ug Cobalt (Co) 59 ug Copper (Cu) 810 ug Iron (Fe) 9.33 mg Manganese (Mn) 5,290 ug Molybdenum (Mo) 16 ug Nickel (Ni) 345 ug Selenium (Se) 16.5 ug Zinc (Zn) 2,660 ug Possibly essential Trace Minerals 28 ug Lithium (Li) 28 ug Non-essential Trace Minerals 3,330 ug Aluminium (Al) 3,320 ug Cadmium (Cd) 0 ug Lead (Pb) 13 ug Toxic Minerals 0 ng Mercury (Hg) 0 ng
Vitamins 20 Vitamin A 0 ug Retinol 0 ug β-Carotene equivalents 0 ug Vitamin B 1.3 mg Thiamine (B1) 40 ug Riboflavin (B2) 40 ug Niacin (B3) 0.45 mg Pantothenic acid (B5) 240 ug Total B6 0.5 mg Biotin (B7) 1.92 ug Folates (B9) 27.4 ug Ascorbic acids (C) 0 mg Vitamin D 58.7 ug Ergocalciferol (D2) 58.7 ug Cholecalciferol (D3) 0 ng 25-OH-D3 0 ng α-Tocopherol equivalent (E) 170 ug Vitamin K 1.8 ug Phylloquinones (K1) 1.8 ug Menaquinones (K2) 0 ug
Total Fat 62 Saturated Fatty acids 1.28 g Butyric acid (C4:0) 0 mg Caproic acid (C6:0) 0 mg Caprylic acid (C8:0) 0 g Capric acid (C10:0) 0 mg Undecanoic acid (C11:0) 0 ug Lauric acid (C12:0) 0 mg Myristic acid (C14:0) 15.6 mg Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) 0 mg Palmitic acid (C16:0) 1,040 mg Stearic acid (C18:0) 155 mg Arachidic acid (C20:0) 38 mg Behenic acid (C22:0) 16.1 mg Lignoceric acid (C24:0) 12.1 mg Unsaturated Fatty acids 3.31 g Monounsaturated Fatty acids 1.03 g Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0 mg Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0 mg Oleic acid (C18:1n9) 1.02 g Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t) 0 g Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9) 12.6 mg Erucic acid (C22:1n9) 0 g Nervonic acid (C24:1n9) 0 mg Polyunsaturated Fatty acids 2.28 g Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 2.26 g Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) 0 mg Docosadienoic acid (C22:2) 0 mg α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 20.9 mg Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n6) 0 mg Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) 0 mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0 mg Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3) 0 mg Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0 mg Essential Fatty acids 2.28 g Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 2.26 g α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 20.9 mg Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) 0 mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0 mg Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0 mg Cis Fatty acids 3.31 g Cis ω-3 Fatty acids 20.9 mg α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3) 20.9 mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) 0 mg Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3) 0 mg Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3) 0 mg Cis ω-6 Fatty acids 2.26 g Linoleic acid (C18:2n6) 2.26 g Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) 0 mg Docosadienoic acid (C22:2) 0 mg Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n6) 0 mg Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) 0 mg Cis ω-9 Fatty acids 1.03 g Oleic acid (C18:1n9) 1.02 g Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9) 12.6 mg Erucic acid (C22:1n9) 0 g Nervonic acid (C24:1n9) 0 mg Cis ω-5 Fatty acids 0 mg Myristoleic acid (C14:1) 0 mg Cis ω-7 Fatty acids 0 mg Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 0 mg Trans Fatty acids 0 g Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t) 0 g
Dietary Fiber 2 Insoluble Dietary Fiber 5.76 g Soluble Dietary Fiber 1.26 g
Carbohydrate 13 Available CHO 56.7 g Starch 55.8 g Oligosaccharides 0 mg Raffinose 0 mg Stachyose 0 mg Verbascose 0 mg Ajugose 0 mg Free Sugars 0.88 g Fructose 0.1 g Glucose 220 mg Sucrose 0.46 g Maltose 100 mg Lactose 0 g
Protein 22 Amino acids 13.8 g Essential Amino acids 4.33 g Histidine 271 mg Isoleucine 411 mg Leucine 705 mg Lysine 795 mg Methionine 271 mg Phenylalanine 581 mg Threonine 441 mg Tryptophan 219 mg Valine 633 mg Conditionally essential Amino acids 3.57 g Cysteine 233 mg Arginine 1,130 mg Glycine 1,240 mg Proline 549 mg Tyrosine 416 mg Non-essential Amino acids 5.94 g Alanine 622 mg Aspartic acid 1,830 mg Glutamic acid 2,350 mg Serine 1,140 mg
Carotenoids 9 Carotenes 0 ug Lycopene 0 ug γ-Carotene 0 ug α-Carotene 0 ug β-Carotene 0 ug Xanthophylls 10.3 ug Lutein 10.3 ug Zeaxanthin 0 ug β-Cryptoxanthin 0 ug
Polyphenols 37 3,4-Dihydroxy Benzoic acid 1,280 ug 3-Hydroxy Benzaldehyde 0 ug Protocatechuic acid 210 ug Vanillic acid 60 ug Gallic acid 0 mg Cinnamic acid 0 ug o-Coumaric acid 0 ug p-Coumaric acid 60 ug Caffeic acid 30 ug Chlorogenic acid 0.21 mg Ferulic acid 2,130 ug Apigenin 0 mg Apigenin-6-C-gluoside 0 ug Apigenin-7-O-neohesperidoside 0 mg Luteolin 0 ug Kaempferol 0 mg Quercetin 0 mg Quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside 0 mg Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside 0 mg Quercetin-3-β-galactoside 0 mg Isorhamnetin 0 mg Myricetin 0 mg Resvertrol 0 ug Hesperetin 0 mg Naringenin 0 mg Hesperdin 0 mg Daidzein 0 mg Genistein 0 mg (-)-Epicatechin 0 mg (-)-Epigallo catechin 0 ug (-)-Epigallo catechin 3-gallate 0 ug (+)-Catechin 0 mg (-)-Gallocatechin gallate 0 ug (-)-Gallocatechin 0 ug Syringic acid 0 mg Sinapinic acid 0 mg Ellagic acid 0 mg
Phytosterols 3 Campesterol 1.75 mg Stigmasterol 8.24 mg β-Sitosterol 61.4 mg
Tocopherols 4 α-Tocopherol 50 ug β-Tocopherol 280 ug γ-Tocopherol 40 ug δ-Tocopherol 0 ug
Tocotrienols 4 α-Tocotrienol 0 ug β-Tocotrienol 0 ug γ-Tocotrienol 0 ug δ-Tocotrienol 0 ug
Organic acids 10 Oxalates 226 mg Soluble Oxalate 37.4 mg Insoluble Oxalate 188 mg Cis-Aconitic acid 0 mg Citric acid 8.64 mg Fumaric acid 0.15 mg Malic acid 45.8 mg Quinic acid 75.5 mg Succinic acid 1.47 mg Tartaric acid 0 mg
Source: the network's food-composition dataset (IFCT-style laboratory values). Composition
varies with variety, season and preparation — use these as reference values, not a label.
Amaranth seed, pale brown → 
