Uncooked quinoa vs Cooked gluten-free corn pasta

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of uncooked quinoa or 79 g of cooked gluten-free corn pasta. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (4.5×), copper (3.2×), folate (11×), magnesium and 5 more. More in cooked gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2×). 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

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta100 cal

79.4 g · 2.1 g protein · 22.2 g carbs · 0.58 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.

0%12.5%25%
  • Manganese24% vs 5%

    0.55 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Copper18% vs 6%

    0.16 mg vs 0.051 mg

  • Folate13% vs 1%

    50 µg vs 4.8 µg

  • Fiber7% vs 14%

    1.9 g vs 3.8 g

  • Magnesium13% vs 7%

    53.5 mg vs 28.6 mg

  • Iron7% vs 1%

    1.2 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 1%

    0.086 mg vs 0.018 mg

  • Phosphorus10% vs 5%

    124 mg vs 60.3 mg

  • Vitamin B68% vs 3%

    0.13 mg vs 0.046 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)8% vs 4%

    0.098 mg vs 0.042 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.8 g · 2.1 g8%·4%
  • Total fat1.6 g · 0.58 g2%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.19 g · 0.081 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates17.4 g · 22.2 g6%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit1.4 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Potassium153 mg · 24.6 mg3%·1%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 0.79 mg1%·<1%
  • Zinc0.84 mg · 0.5 mg8%·5%
  • Selenium2.3 µg · 2.2 µg4%·4%
  • Vitamin A0.27 µg · 2.4 µg<1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.41 mg · 0.44 mg3%·3%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.21 mg · 0.1 mg4%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874), Cooked gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168900). 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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