Uncooked quinoa vs Cooked wild rice
In short
Gram for gram, there are 3.6 times as many calories in uncooked quinoa as in cooked wild rice (368 vs 101 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (7.2×), copper (4.9×), folate (7.1×), magnesium (6.2×) and 15 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat
4 g protein · 21.3 g carbs (0.73 g sugars) · 0.34 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.
- Manganese88% vs 12%
2 mg vs 0.28 mg
- Copper66% vs 13%
0.59 mg vs 0.12 mg
- Folate46% vs 7%
184 µg vs 26 µg
- Magnesium47% vs 8%
197 mg vs 32 mg
- Phosphorus37% vs 7%
457 mg vs 82 mg
- Thiamin (B1)30% vs 4%
0.36 mg vs 0.052 mg
- Iron25% vs 3%
4.6 mg vs 0.6 mg
- Vitamin B629% vs 8%
0.49 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Protein28% vs 8%
14.1 g vs 4 g
- Fiber25% vs 6%
7 g vs 1.8 g
- Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 7%
0.32 mg vs 0.087 mg
- Zinc28% vs 12%
3.1 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Carbohydrates23% vs 8%
64.2 g vs 21.3 g
- Vitamin E16% vs 2%
2.4 mg vs 0.24 mg
- Selenium15% vs 1%
8.5 µg vs 0.8 µg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 3%
0.77 mg vs 0.15 mg
- Choline13% vs 2%
70.2 mg vs 10.2 mg
- Potassium12% vs 2%
563 mg vs 101 mg
- Total fat8% vs <1%
6.1 g vs 0.34 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.049 g4%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit5 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium47 mg · 3 mg4%·<1%
- Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.5 µg0%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)1.5 mg · 1.3 mg10%·8%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin C.
From USDA FoodData Central: Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874), Cooked wild rice (SR Legacy 168897). 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.