Quinoa, cooked vs Uncooked quinoa

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.1 times as many calories in uncooked quinoa as in quinoa, cooked (368 vs 120 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (3.2×), copper (3.1×), folate (4.4×), magnesium (3.1×) and 15 more. 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

Uncooked quinoa368 cal

14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

0%50%100%
  • Manganese27% vs 88%

    0.63 mg vs 2 mg

  • Copper21% vs 66%

    0.19 mg vs 0.59 mg

  • Folate11% vs 46%

    42 µg vs 184 µg

  • Magnesium15% vs 47%

    64 mg vs 197 mg

  • Phosphorus12% vs 37%

    152 mg vs 457 mg

  • Vitamin B67% vs 29%

    0.12 mg vs 0.49 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)9% vs 30%

    0.11 mg vs 0.36 mg

  • Protein9% vs 28%

    4.4 g vs 14.1 g

  • Zinc10% vs 28%

    1.1 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Iron8% vs 25%

    1.5 mg vs 4.6 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)8% vs 24%

    0.11 mg vs 0.32 mg

  • Carbohydrates8% vs 23%

    21.3 g vs 64.2 g

  • Fiber10% vs 25%

    2.8 g vs 7 g

  • Vitamin E4% vs 16%

    0.63 mg vs 2.4 mg

  • Selenium5% vs 15%

    2.8 µg vs 8.5 µg

  • Choline4% vs 13%

    23 mg vs 70.2 mg

  • Potassium4% vs 12%

    172 mg vs 563 mg

  • Niacin (B3)3% vs 10%

    0.41 mg vs 1.5 mg

  • Total fat2% vs 8%

    1.9 g vs 6.1 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 0.71 g1%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit7 mg · 5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium17 mg · 47 mg1%·4%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 1 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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