Uncooked quinoa vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta

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

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 22%

    3.5 mg vs 0.51 mg

  • Copper111% vs 24%

    1 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Folate78% vs 7%

    313 µg vs 26.3 µg

  • Magnesium80% vs 30%

    335 mg vs 125 mg

  • Phosphorus62% vs 21%

    777 mg vs 266 mg

  • Iron43% vs 5%

    7.8 mg vs 0.98 mg

  • Vitamin B649% vs 13%

    0.83 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)42% vs 7%

    0.54 mg vs 0.091 mg

  • Protein48% vs 16%

    24 g vs 7.8 g

  • Zinc48% vs 17%

    5.3 mg vs 1.9 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)51% vs 20%

    0.61 mg vs 0.24 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)26% vs 10%

    1.3 mg vs 0.51 mg

  • Potassium20% vs 7%

    957 mg vs 309 mg

  • Selenium26% vs 15%

    14.4 µg vs 8.3 µg

  • Total fat13% vs 3%

    10.3 g vs 2.2 g

  • Carbohydrates40% vs 30%

    109 g vs 83.2 g

  • Calcium6% vs <1%

    79.9 mg vs 4.2 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 2%

    1.2 g vs 0.3 g

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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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