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
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.
- Selenium7% vs 66%
4.1 µg vs 36.1 µg
- Copper54% vs 25%
0.48 mg vs 0.22 mg
- Magnesium39% vs 13%
164 mg vs 54 mg
- Phosphorus30% vs 10%
369 mg vs 126 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 8%
0.32 mg vs 0.098 mg
- Thiamin (B1)29% vs 13%
0.34 mg vs 0.15 mg
- Iron25% vs 10%
4.5 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Carbohydrates25% vs 11%
69.5 g vs 29.9 g
- Zinc25% vs 12%
2.8 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Protein24% vs 12%
11.9 g vs 6 g
- Niacin (B3)8% vs 19%
1.2 mg vs 3.1 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 10%
6.3 mg vs 235 mg
- Potassium12% vs 2%
551 mg vs 95 mg
- Fiber22% vs 14%
6.3 g vs 3.9 g
- Vitamin B613% vs 5%
0.22 mg vs 0.092 mg
- Total fat8% vs 2%
6.6 g vs 1.7 g
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.