Quinoa, cooked vs Uncooked quinoa

In short

One serving each: 222 calories in quinoa, cooked (1 cup, 185 g), 626 calories in uncooked quinoa (1 cup, 170 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (3×), copper (2.8×), folate (4×), magnesium (2.8×) and 15 more. 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

Uncooked quinoa626 cal

1 cup (170 g) · 24 g protein · 109 g carbs · 10.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%87.5%175%
  • Manganese51% vs 150%

    1.2 mg vs 3.5 mg

  • Copper39% vs 111%

    0.36 mg vs 1 mg

  • Folate19% vs 78%

    77.7 µg vs 313 µg

  • Magnesium28% vs 80%

    118 mg vs 335 mg

  • Phosphorus22% vs 62%

    281 mg vs 777 mg

  • Vitamin B613% vs 49%

    0.23 mg vs 0.83 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)16% vs 51%

    0.2 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Protein16% vs 48%

    8.1 g vs 24 g

  • Zinc18% vs 48%

    2 mg vs 5.3 mg

  • Iron15% vs 43%

    2.8 mg vs 7.8 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)16% vs 42%

    0.2 mg vs 0.54 mg

  • Carbohydrates14% vs 40%

    39.4 g vs 109 g

  • Fiber19% vs 43%

    5.2 g vs 11.9 g

  • Vitamin E8% vs 28%

    1.2 mg vs 4.1 mg

  • Selenium9% vs 26%

    5.2 µg vs 14.4 µg

  • Choline8% vs 22%

    42.5 mg vs 119 mg

  • Potassium7% vs 20%

    318 mg vs 957 mg

  • Niacin (B3)5% vs 16%

    0.76 mg vs 2.6 mg

  • Total fat5% vs 13%

    3.6 g vs 10.3 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.43 g · 1.2 g2%·6%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit12.9 mg · 8.5 mg1%·<1%
  • Calcium31.4 mg · 79.9 mg2%·6%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 1.7 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa, cooked (SR Legacy 168917), 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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