Uncooked quinoa vs Dry enriched pasta

In short

One serving each: 626 calories in uncooked quinoa (1 cup, 170 g), 338 calories in dry enriched pasta (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (4.1×), copper (3.8×), magnesium (6.9×), phosphorus (4.5×) and 14 more. More in dry enriched pasta: selenium (4×), niacin (2.5×), thiamin and folate. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Uncooked quinoa626 cal

1 cup (170 g) · 24 g protein · 109 g carbs · 10.3 g fat

Dry enriched pasta338 cal

1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

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Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%87.5%175%
  • Manganese150% vs 36%

    3.5 mg vs 0.83 mg

  • Copper111% vs 29%

    1 mg vs 0.26 mg

  • Selenium26% vs 105%

    14.4 µg vs 57.5 µg

  • Magnesium80% vs 11%

    335 mg vs 48.2 mg

  • Phosphorus62% vs 14%

    777 mg vs 172 mg

  • Vitamin B649% vs 8%

    0.83 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Zinc48% vs 12%

    5.3 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Fiber43% vs 10%

    11.9 g vs 2.9 g

  • Vitamin E28% vs 1%

    4.1 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Iron43% vs 17%

    7.8 mg vs 3 mg

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 41%

    2.6 mg vs 6.5 mg

  • Protein48% vs 24%

    24 g vs 11.9 g

  • Choline22% vs 2%

    119 mg vs 13.7 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)26% vs 8%

    1.3 mg vs 0.39 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)51% vs 68%

    0.61 mg vs 0.81 mg

  • Potassium20% vs 4%

    957 mg vs 203 mg

  • Carbohydrates40% vs 25%

    109 g vs 67.9 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)42% vs 28%

    0.54 mg vs 0.36 mg

  • Total fat13% vs 2%

    10.3 g vs 1.4 g

  • Folate78% vs 89%

    313 µg vs 356 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 1%

    1.2 g vs 0.25 g

  • Calcium6% vs 1%

    79.9 mg vs 19.1 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit8.5 mg · 5.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.091 µg0%·<1%
  • 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), Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736). 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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