Quinoa, cooked vs White rice, cooked

White rice, cooked has 8% more calories than Quinoa, cooked (130 vs 120 per 100 g).

Per 100 g Per 100 calories

Quinoa, cooked has

2.3 g

fiber; White rice, cooked has none

Quinoa, cooked has

6.3×

the magnesium · 53.3 vs 8.5 mg

White rice, cooked has

2.6×

the folate · 90.8 vs 35 µg

Quinoa, cookedSR Legacy 168917White rice, cookedSurvey (FNDDS) 2710788

per 100 calories

3.7 g

Protein

2 g

1.6 g

Total fat

0.28 g

0.19 g

Saturated fat

0.05 g

17.8 g

Carbohydrates

22.3 g

2.3 g

Fiber

0 g

0.72 g

Sugars

0.031 g

5.8 mg

Sodium

2.3 mg

143 mg

Potassium

21.5 mg

14.2 mg

Calcium

3.1 mg

53.3 mg

Magnesium

8.5 mg

1.2 mg

Iron

0.96 mg

0.91 mg

Zinc

0.38 mg

35 µg

Folate

90.8 µg

Values as USDA FoodData Central reports them, scaled to 100 calories of each food. Missing values are shown as “not reported”, never as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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