Quinoa flour vs Pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in quinoa flour as in pasta, cooked (378 vs 157 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in quinoa flour: copper (4.9×), magnesium (9.1×), phosphorus (6.4×), zinc (5.4×) and 9 more. More in pasta, cooked: selenium (6.4×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Quinoa flour378 cal

11.9 g protein · 69.5 g carbs · 6.6 g fat

Pasta, cooked157 cal

5.8 g protein · 30.7 g carbs (0.56 g sugars) · 0.92 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Copper0.48 mg · 0.099 mg
    54%11%
  • Selenium4.1 µg · 26.2 µg
    7%48%
  • Magnesium164 mg · 18 mg
    39%4%
  • Phosphorus369 mg · 58 mg
    30%5%
  • Zinc2.8 mg · 0.51 mg
    25%5%
  • Iron4.5 mg · 1.3 mg
    25%7%
  • Fiber6.3 g · 1.8 g
    22%6%
  • Carbohydrates69.5 g · 30.7 g
    25%11%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.32 mg · 0.14 mg
    24%10%
  • Protein11.9 g · 5.8 g
    24%12%
  • Potassium551 mg · 44 mg
    12%1%
  • Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.049 mg
    13%3%
  • Sodiumlimit6.3 mg · 232 mg
    <1%10%
  • Total fat6.6 g · 0.92 g
    8%1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.34 mg · 0.27 mg
    29%23%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Calcium37.6 mg · 7 mg3%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)1.2 mg · 1.7 mg8%·10%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, manganese, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Quinoa flour (Foundation 2512372), Pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708357). 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.

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