Quinoa flour vs Whole grain pasta, cooked
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.6 times as many calories in quinoa flour as in whole grain pasta, cooked (378 vs 148 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in quinoa flour: copper (2.2×), magnesium (3×), phosphorus (2.9×), riboflavin (3.2×) and 9 more. More in whole grain pasta, cooked: selenium (8.8×), niacin (2.6×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
11.9 g protein · 69.5 g carbs · 6.6 g fat
6 g protein · 29.9 g carbs (0.75 g sugars) · 1.7 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.
- Selenium4.1 µg · 36.1 µg7%66%
- Copper0.48 mg · 0.22 mg54%25%
- Magnesium164 mg · 54 mg39%13%
- Phosphorus369 mg · 126 mg30%10%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.32 mg · 0.098 mg24%8%
- Thiamin (B1)0.34 mg · 0.15 mg29%13%
- Iron4.5 mg · 1.7 mg25%10%
- Carbohydrates69.5 g · 29.9 g25%11%
- Zinc2.8 mg · 1.3 mg25%12%
- Protein11.9 g · 6 g24%12%
- Niacin (B3)1.2 mg · 3.1 mg8%19%
- Sodiumlimit6.3 mg · 235 mg<1%10%
- Potassium551 mg · 95 mg12%2%
- Fiber6.3 g · 3.9 g22%14%
- Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.092 mg13%5%
- Total fat6.6 g · 1.7 g8%2%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Calcium37.6 mg · 13 mg3%·1%
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), Whole grain pasta, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708358). 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.