Uncooked quinoa vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 368 in 100 g of uncooked quinoa, 357 of dry gluten-free corn pasta. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (4.2×), copper (2.9×), folate (7.4×), iron (4.9×) and 10 more. More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber, niacin and carbohydrates. 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
7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 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.
- Manganese88% vs 21%
2 mg vs 0.48 mg
- Copper66% vs 22%
0.59 mg vs 0.2 mg
- Folate46% vs 6%
184 µg vs 25 µg
- Iron25% vs 5%
4.6 mg vs 0.93 mg
- Magnesium47% vs 28%
197 mg vs 119 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 7%
0.32 mg vs 0.087 mg
- Vitamin B629% vs 12%
0.49 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Phosphorus37% vs 20%
457 mg vs 253 mg
- Fiber25% vs 39%
7 g vs 11 g
- Protein28% vs 15%
14.1 g vs 7.5 g
- Zinc28% vs 16%
3.1 mg vs 1.8 mg
- Thiamin (B1)30% vs 19%
0.36 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 10%
0.77 mg vs 0.48 mg
- Potassium12% vs 6%
563 mg vs 294 mg
- Niacin (B3)10% vs 15%
1.5 mg vs 2.4 mg
- Carbohydrates23% vs 29%
64.2 g vs 79.3 g
- Total fat8% vs 3%
6.1 g vs 2.1 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.29 g4%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit5 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium47 mg · 4 mg4%·<1%
- Selenium8.5 µg · 7.9 µg15%·14%
- Vitamin A1 µg · 9 µg<1%·1%
- 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.