Quinoa, cooked vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta

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

In short

One serving each: 222 calories in quinoa, cooked (1 cup, 185 g), 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in quinoa, cooked: manganese (2.3×), copper, folate (3×), iron (2.8×) and riboflavin (2.2×). More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.2×), carbohydrates (2.1×), niacin (3.3×) and selenium. 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

Dry gluten-free corn pasta375 cal

1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 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 · 0.51 mg
    51%22%
  • Fiber5.2 g · 11.6 g
    19%41%
  • Carbohydrates39.4 g · 83.2 g
    14%30%
  • Copper0.36 mg · 0.21 mg
    39%24%
  • Folate77.7 µg · 26.3 µg
    19%7%
  • Niacin (B3)0.76 mg · 2.6 mg
    5%16%
  • Iron2.8 mg · 0.98 mg
    15%5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0.091 mg
    16%7%
  • Selenium5.2 µg · 8.3 µg
    9%15%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein8.1 g · 7.8 g16%·16%
  • Total fat3.6 g · 2.2 g5%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.43 g · 0.3 g2%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit12.9 mg · 3.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Potassium318 mg · 309 mg7%·7%
  • Calcium31.4 mg · 4.2 mg2%·<1%
  • Magnesium118 mg · 125 mg28%·30%
  • Phosphorus281 mg · 266 mg22%·21%
  • Zinc2 mg · 1.9 mg18%·17%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 9.4 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg · 0.24 mg16%·20%
  • Vitamin B60.23 mg · 0.22 mg13%·13%
  • 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), Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899). 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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