Cooked wild rice vs Uncooked quinoa

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.6 times as many calories in uncooked quinoa as in cooked wild rice (368 vs 101 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (7.2×), copper (4.9×), folate (7.1×), magnesium (6.2×) and 15 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked wild rice101 cal

4 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0.73 g sugars) · 0.34 g fat

Uncooked quinoa368 cal

14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%50%100%
  • Manganese12% vs 88%

    0.28 mg vs 2 mg

  • Copper13% vs 66%

    0.12 mg vs 0.59 mg

  • Folate7% vs 46%

    26 µg vs 184 µg

  • Magnesium8% vs 47%

    32 mg vs 197 mg

  • Phosphorus7% vs 37%

    82 mg vs 457 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)4% vs 30%

    0.052 mg vs 0.36 mg

  • Iron3% vs 25%

    0.6 mg vs 4.6 mg

  • Vitamin B68% vs 29%

    0.14 mg vs 0.49 mg

  • Protein8% vs 28%

    4 g vs 14.1 g

  • Fiber6% vs 25%

    1.8 g vs 7 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 24%

    0.087 mg vs 0.32 mg

  • Zinc12% vs 28%

    1.3 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Carbohydrates8% vs 23%

    21.3 g vs 64.2 g

  • Vitamin E2% vs 16%

    0.24 mg vs 2.4 mg

  • Selenium1% vs 15%

    0.8 µg vs 8.5 µg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)3% vs 15%

    0.15 mg vs 0.77 mg

  • Choline2% vs 13%

    10.2 mg vs 70.2 mg

  • Potassium2% vs 12%

    101 mg vs 563 mg

  • Total fat<1% vs 8%

    0.34 g vs 6.1 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Saturated fatlimit0.049 g · 0.71 g<1%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit3 mg · 5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium3 mg · 47 mg<1%·4%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 1 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0.5 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)1.3 mg · 1.5 mg8%·10%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin C.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked wild rice (SR Legacy 168897), Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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