Quinoa, cooked vs Unenriched pasta, dry
In short
Gram for gram, there are 3.1 times as many calories in unenriched pasta, dry as in quinoa, cooked (371 vs 120 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in quinoa, cooked: folate (2.3×). More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium, carbohydrates (3.5×), protein (3×), manganese and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
4.4 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0.87 g sugars) · 1.9 g fat
13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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.
- Selenium5% vs 115%
2.8 µg vs 63.2 µg
- Carbohydrates8% vs 27%
21.3 g vs 74.7 g
- Protein9% vs 26%
4.4 g vs 13 g
- Manganese27% vs 40%
0.63 mg vs 0.92 mg
- Copper21% vs 32%
0.19 mg vs 0.29 mg
- Niacin (B3)3% vs 11%
0.41 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Folate11% vs 5%
42 µg vs 18 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat1.9 g · 1.5 g2%·2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Fiber2.8 g · 3.2 g10%·11%
- Sodiumlimit7 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium172 mg · 223 mg4%·5%
- Calcium17 mg · 21 mg1%·2%
- Iron1.5 mg · 1.3 mg8%·7%
- Magnesium64 mg · 53 mg15%·13%
- Phosphorus152 mg · 189 mg12%·15%
- Zinc1.1 mg · 1.4 mg10%·13%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.63 mg · 0.11 mg4%·1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.1 µg0%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.11 mg · 0.09 mg9%·8%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.06 mg8%·5%
- Vitamin B60.12 mg · 0.14 mg7%·8%
- 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.