Uncooked quinoa vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta

Uncooked quinoaDry gluten-free corn pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 626 calories in uncooked quinoa (1 cup, 170 g), 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (6.8×), copper (4.7×), folate (12×), magnesium (2.7×) and 14 more. 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 gluten-free corn pasta375 cal

1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%87.5%175%
  • Manganese3.5 mg · 0.51 mg
    150%22%
  • Copper1 mg · 0.21 mg
    111%24%
  • Folate313 µg · 26.3 µg
    78%7%
  • Magnesium335 mg · 125 mg
    80%30%
  • Phosphorus777 mg · 266 mg
    62%21%
  • Iron7.8 mg · 0.98 mg
    43%5%
  • Vitamin B60.83 mg · 0.22 mg
    49%13%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.54 mg · 0.091 mg
    42%7%
  • Protein24 g · 7.8 g
    48%16%
  • Zinc5.3 mg · 1.9 mg
    48%17%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.61 mg · 0.24 mg
    51%20%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.3 mg · 0.51 mg
    26%10%
  • Potassium957 mg · 309 mg
    20%7%
  • Selenium14.4 µg · 8.3 µg
    26%15%
  • Total fat10.3 g · 2.2 g
    13%3%
  • Carbohydrates109 g · 83.2 g
    40%30%
  • Calcium79.9 mg · 4.2 mg
    6%<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.2 g · 0.3 g
    6%2%

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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%
  • Fiber11.9 g · 11.6 g43%·41%
  • Sodiumlimit8.5 mg · 3.1 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 9.4 µg<1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 2.6 mg16%·16%
  • 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), Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899). 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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