Uncooked quinoa vs Brown rice flour

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of uncooked quinoa or 27 g of brown rice flour. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: copper (2×), riboflavin, vitamin B6 (3.7×), magnesium and iron (3×). More in brown rice flour: manganese and niacin (4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Uncooked quinoa100 cal

27.2 g · 3.8 g protein · 17.4 g carbs · 1.6 g fat

Brown rice flour100 cal

27.4 g · 2 g protein · 20.7 g carbs · 1.1 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Manganese24% vs 34%

    0.55 mg vs 0.78 mg

  • Copper18% vs 9%

    0.16 mg vs 0.078 mg

  • Niacin (B3)3% vs 10%

    0.41 mg vs 1.6 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs <1%

    0.086 mg vs 0.002 mg

  • Vitamin B68% vs 2%

    0.13 mg vs 0.036 mg

  • Magnesium13% vs 8%

    53.5 mg vs 33.9 mg

  • Iron7% vs 2%

    1.2 mg vs 0.41 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.8 g · 2 g8%·4%
  • Total fat1.6 g · 1.1 g2%·1%
  • Carbohydrates17.4 g · 20.7 g6%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit1.4 mg · 0.27 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium153 mg · 72.6 mg3%·2%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 2.7 mg1%·<1%
  • Phosphorus124 mg · 87.3 mg10%·7%
  • Zinc0.84 mg · 0.52 mg8%·5%
  • Selenium2.3 µg · 2.7 µg4%·5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.098 mg · 0.088 mg8%·7%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874), Brown rice flour (Foundation 1104812). 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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