Quinoa, cooked vs Unenriched pasta, dry

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.

• Selenium9% vs 105%

  5.2 µg vs 57.5 µg

• Magnesium28% vs 11%

  118 mg vs 48.2 mg

• Folate19% vs 4%

  77.7 µg vs 16.4 µg

• Manganese51% vs 36%

  1.2 mg vs 0.83 mg

• Riboflavin (B2)16% vs 4%

  0.2 mg vs 0.055 mg

• Carbohydrates14% vs 25%

  39.4 g vs 67.9 g

• Copper39% vs 29%

  0.36 mg vs 0.26 mg

• Thiamin (B1)16% vs 7%

  0.2 mg vs 0.082 mg

• Iron15% vs 7%

  2.8 mg vs 1.2 mg

• Phosphorus22% vs 14%

  281 mg vs 172 mg

• Fiber19% vs 10%

  5.2 g vs 2.9 g

• Protein16% vs 24%

  8.1 g vs 11.9 g

• Vitamin E8% vs 1%

  1.2 mg vs 0.1 mg

• Zinc18% vs 12%

  2 mg vs 1.3 mg

• Vitamin B613% vs 8%

  0.23 mg vs 0.13 mg

• Niacin (B3)5% vs 10%

  0.76 mg vs 1.5 mg

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Where they are alike

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

• Total fat3.6 g · 1.4 g5%·2%
• Saturated fatlimit0.43 g · 0.25 g2%·1%
• Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
• Sodiumlimit12.9 mg · 5.5 mg1%·<1%
• Potassium318 mg · 203 mg7%·4%
• Calcium31.4 mg · 19.1 mg2%·1%
• Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
• Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
• Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
• Vitamin K0 µg · 0.091 µg0%·<1%
• Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%