Quinoa, cooked vs Wheat bread
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.3 times as many calories in wheat bread as in quinoa, cooked (274 vs 120 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in quinoa, cooked: magnesium and copper. More in wheat bread: selenium (10×), niacin (14×), thiamin (3.8×), sodium and 9 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
10.7 g protein · 47.5 g carbs (5.7 g sugars) · 4.5 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 52%
2.8 µg vs 28.8 µg
- Niacin (B3)3% vs 35%
0.41 mg vs 5.6 mg
- Thiamin (B1)9% vs 34%
0.11 mg vs 0.41 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 21%
7 mg vs 473 mg
- Manganese27% vs 45%
0.63 mg vs 1 mg
- Folate11% vs 25%
42 µg vs 99 µg
- Protein9% vs 21%
4.4 g vs 10.7 g
- Iron8% vs 20%
1.5 mg vs 3.6 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)8% vs 19%
0.11 mg vs 0.25 mg
- Carbohydrates8% vs 17%
21.3 g vs 47.5 g
- Calcium1% vs 10%
17 mg vs 125 mg
- Magnesium15% vs 10%
64 mg vs 41 mg
- Copper21% vs 16%
0.19 mg vs 0.15 mg
- Fiber10% vs 14%
2.8 g vs 4 g
- Vitamin K0% vs 4%
0 µg vs 4.9 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat1.9 g · 4.5 g2%·6%
- Saturated fatlimit0.23 g · 0.7 g1%·3%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Potassium172 mg · 141 mg4%·3%
- Phosphorus152 mg · 129 mg12%·10%
- Zinc1.1 mg · 1 mg10%·9%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.2 mg0%·<1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.63 mg · 0.19 mg4%·1%
- Vitamin B60.12 mg · 0.11 mg7%·7%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline23 mg · 18.7 mg4%·3%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa, cooked (SR Legacy 168917), Wheat bread (SR Legacy 172686). 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.