vs

Uncooked quinoa vs Dry enriched pasta

Calories are within 5% of each other (368 and 371 per 100 g).

Uncooked quinoa has

3.7×

the magnesium · 53.5 vs 14.3 mg

Uncooked quinoa has

2.2×

the zinc · 0.84 vs 0.38 mg

Uncooked quinoa has

2.2×

the fiber · 1.9 vs 0.86 g

per 100 calories

3.8 g
Protein
3.5 g
1.6 g
Total fat
0.41 g
0.19 g
Saturated fat
0.075 g
17.4 g
Carbohydrates
20.1 g
1.9 g
Fiber
0.86 g
not reported
Sugars
0.72 g
1.4 mg
Sodium
1.6 mg
153 mg
Potassium
60.1 mg
12.8 mg
Calcium
5.7 mg
53.5 mg
Magnesium
14.3 mg
1.2 mg
Iron
0.89 mg
0.84 mg
Zinc
0.38 mg
0.27 µg
Vitamin A
0 µg
50 µg
Folate
105 µg

Values as USDA FoodData Central reports them, scaled to 100 calories of each food. Missing values are shown as “not reported”, never as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.