Uncooked quinoa vs Dry enriched pasta
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 368 in 100 g of uncooked quinoa, 371 of dry enriched pasta. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (2.2×), magnesium (3.7×), copper (2×), phosphorus (2.4×) and 9 more. More in dry enriched pasta: selenium (7.4×), folate (2.1×), thiamin (2.5×), niacin (4.7×) and riboflavin. 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
13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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.
- Selenium15% vs 115%
8.5 µg vs 63.2 µg
- Folate46% vs 98%
184 µg vs 391 µg
- Manganese88% vs 40%
2 mg vs 0.92 mg
- Thiamin (B1)30% vs 74%
0.36 mg vs 0.89 mg
- Niacin (B3)10% vs 45%
1.5 mg vs 7.2 mg
- Magnesium47% vs 13%
197 mg vs 53 mg
- Copper66% vs 32%
0.59 mg vs 0.29 mg
- Phosphorus37% vs 15%
457 mg vs 189 mg
- Vitamin B629% vs 8%
0.49 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Vitamin E16% vs 1%
2.4 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Zinc28% vs 13%
3.1 mg vs 1.4 mg
- Fiber25% vs 11%
7 g vs 3.2 g
- Choline13% vs 3%
70.2 mg vs 15.1 mg
- Potassium12% vs 5%
563 mg vs 223 mg
- Iron25% vs 18%
4.6 mg vs 3.3 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 9%
0.77 mg vs 0.43 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 31%
0.32 mg vs 0.4 mg
- Total fat8% vs 2%
6.1 g vs 1.5 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein14.1 g · 13 g28%·26%
- Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.28 g4%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates64.2 g · 74.7 g23%·27%
- Sodiumlimit5 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium47 mg · 21 mg4%·2%
- Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.1 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.