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