Quinoa, cooked vs Cooked gluten-free corn pasta

Quinoa, cookedCooked gluten-free corn pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 222 calories in quinoa, cooked (1 cup, 185 g), 176 calories in cooked gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 140 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in quinoa, cooked: manganese (5.4×), copper (4×), folate (9.3×), magnesium (2.3×) and 8 more. More in cooked gluten-free corn pasta: fiber. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Quinoa, cooked222 cal

1 cup (185 g) · 8.1 g protein · 39.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta176 cal

1 cup (140 g) · 3.7 g protein · 39.1 g carbs · 1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Manganese1.2 mg · 0.21 mg
    51%9%
  • Copper0.36 mg · 0.09 mg
    39%10%
  • Folate77.7 µg · 8.4 µg
    19%2%
  • Magnesium118 mg · 50.4 mg
    28%12%
  • Phosphorus281 mg · 106 mg
    22%9%
  • Iron2.8 mg · 0.35 mg
    15%2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0.032 mg
    16%2%
  • Zinc2 mg · 0.88 mg
    18%8%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg · 0.074 mg
    16%6%
  • Protein8.1 g · 3.7 g
    16%7%
  • Vitamin B60.23 mg · 0.081 mg
    13%5%
  • Potassium318 mg · 43.4 mg
    7%1%
  • Fiber5.2 g · 6.7 g
    19%24%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat3.6 g · 1 g5%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.43 g · 0.14 g2%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates39.4 g · 39.1 g14%·14%
  • Sodiumlimit12.9 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Calcium31.4 mg · 1.4 mg2%·<1%
  • Selenium5.2 µg · 3.9 µg9%·7%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 4.2 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)0.76 mg · 0.78 mg5%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa, cooked (SR Legacy 168917), Cooked gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168900). 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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