Uncooked quinoa vs Cooked gluten-free corn pasta

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.9 times as many calories in uncooked quinoa as in cooked gluten-free corn pasta (368 vs 126 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (13×), copper (9.2×), folate, magnesium (5.5×) and 14 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Uncooked quinoa368 cal

14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta126 cal

2.6 g protein · 27.9 g carbs · 0.73 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.

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  • Manganese88% vs 7%

    2 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Copper66% vs 7%

    0.59 mg vs 0.064 mg

  • Folate46% vs 2%

    184 µg vs 6 µg

  • Magnesium47% vs 9%

    197 mg vs 36 mg

  • Phosphorus37% vs 6%

    457 mg vs 76 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)30% vs 4%

    0.36 mg vs 0.053 mg

  • Vitamin B629% vs 3%

    0.49 mg vs 0.058 mg

  • Iron25% vs 1%

    4.6 mg vs 0.25 mg

  • Protein28% vs 5%

    14.1 g vs 2.6 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 2%

    0.32 mg vs 0.023 mg

  • Zinc28% vs 6%

    3.1 mg vs 0.63 mg

  • Carbohydrates23% vs 10%

    64.2 g vs 27.9 g

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 3%

    0.77 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Potassium12% vs 1%

    563 mg vs 31 mg

  • Selenium15% vs 5%

    8.5 µg vs 2.8 µg

  • Fiber25% vs 17%

    7 g vs 4.8 g

  • Total fat8% vs 1%

    6.1 g vs 0.73 g

  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 3%

    1.5 mg vs 0.56 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.1 g4%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit5 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Calcium47 mg · 1 mg4%·<1%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 3 µg<1%·<1%
  • 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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