Quinoa, cooked vs Unenriched pasta, dry
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 83 g of quinoa, cooked or 27 g of unenriched pasta, dry. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in quinoa, cooked: manganese (2.1×), magnesium (3.7×), copper (2.1×), folate (7.2×) and 6 more. More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (7.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
83.3 g · 3.7 g protein · 17.8 g carbs (0.72 g sugars) · 1.6 g fat
27 g · 3.5 g protein · 20.1 g carbs (0.72 g sugars) · 0.41 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Selenium4% vs 31%
2.3 µg vs 17 µg
- Manganese23% vs 11%
0.53 mg vs 0.25 mg
- Magnesium13% vs 3%
53.3 mg vs 14.3 mg
- Copper18% vs 9%
0.16 mg vs 0.078 mg
- Folate9% vs 1%
35 µg vs 4.9 µg
- Phosphorus10% vs 4%
127 mg vs 50.9 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 1%
0.092 mg vs 0.016 mg
- Thiamin (B1)7% vs 2%
0.089 mg vs 0.024 mg
- Fiber8% vs 3%
2.3 g vs 0.86 g
- Iron7% vs 2%
1.2 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Zinc8% vs 3%
0.91 mg vs 0.38 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein3.7 g · 3.5 g7%·7%
- Total fat1.6 g · 0.41 g2%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.19 g · 0.075 g1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates17.8 g · 20.1 g6%·7%
- Sodiumlimit5.8 mg · 1.6 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium143 mg · 60.1 mg3%·1%
- Calcium14.2 mg · 5.7 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.53 mg · 0.03 mg4%·<1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.027 µg0%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0.34 mg · 0.46 mg2%·3%
- Vitamin B60.1 mg · 0.038 mg6%·2%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: pantothenic acid (B5), choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa, cooked (SR Legacy 168917), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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.