Quinoa, cooked vs Palm oil

In short

Gram for gram, there are 7.4 times as many calories in palm oil as in quinoa, cooked (884 vs 120 in 100 g). Most of the calories in quinoa, cooked come from carbohydrate. Most of those in palm oil come from fat.

More in quinoa, cooked: copper, magnesium, phosphorus, folate and 10 more. More in palm oil: saturated fat, total fat, vitamin E and vitamin K. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Quinoa, cooked120 cal

4.4 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0.87 g sugars) · 1.9 g fat

Palm oil884 cal

0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%125%250%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 49.3 g
    1%247%
  • Total fat1.9 g · 100 g
    2%128%
  • Vitamin E0.63 mg · 15.9 mg
    4%106%
  • Copper0.19 mg · 0 mg
    21%0%
  • Magnesium64 mg · 0 mg
    15%0%
  • Phosphorus152 mg · 0 mg
    12%0%
  • Folate42 µg · 0 µg
    11%0%
  • Fiber2.8 g · 0 g
    10%0%
  • Zinc1.1 mg · 0 mg
    10%0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.11 mg · 0 mg
    9%0%
  • Protein4.4 g · 0 g
    9%0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0 mg
    8%0%
  • Iron1.5 mg · 0.01 mg
    8%<1%
  • Carbohydrates21.3 g · 0 g
    8%0%
  • Vitamin B60.12 mg · 0 mg
    7%0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 8 µg
    0%7%
  • Selenium2.8 µg · 0 µg
    5%0%
  • Choline23 mg · 0.3 mg
    4%<1%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit7 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Potassium172 mg · 0 mg4%·0%
  • Calcium17 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)0.41 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa, cooked (SR Legacy 168917), Palm oil (SR Legacy 171015). 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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