Cooked brown rice vs Quinoa, cooked

Calories are within 5% of each other (124 and 120 per 100 g).

Per 100 g Per 100 calories

Quinoa, cooked has

8.4×

the folate · 42 vs 5 µg

Quinoa, cooked has

3.7×

the iron · 1.5 vs 0.4 mg

Quinoa, cooked has

2.8×

the fiber · 2.8 vs 1 g

Cooked brown riceSurvey (FNDDS) 2710789Quinoa, cookedSR Legacy 168917

per 100 g

124 kcal

Calories

120 kcal

2.5 g

Protein

4.4 g

1.1 g

Total fat

1.9 g

0.2 g

Saturated fat

0.23 g

25.9 g

Carbohydrates

21.3 g

1 g

Fiber

2.8 g

0.22 g

Sugars

0.87 g

3 mg

Sodium

7 mg

80 mg

Potassium

172 mg

5 mg

Calcium

17 mg

40 mg

Magnesium

64 mg

0.4 mg

Iron

1.5 mg

0.63 mg

Zinc

1.1 mg

5 µg

Folate

42 µg

Values as USDA FoodData Central reports them. Missing values are shown as “not reported”, never as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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