Uncooked quinoa vs Raw wild rice

In short

One serving each: 626 calories in uncooked quinoa (1 cup, 170 g), 571 calories in raw wild rice (1 cup, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese, folate (2.1×), thiamin (3.3×), iron (2.5×) and 12 more. More in raw wild rice: niacin (4.2×), zinc and pantothenic acid. 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

Raw wild rice571 cal

1 cup (160 g) · 23.6 g protein · 120 g carbs (4 g sugars) · 1.7 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 92%

    3.5 mg vs 2.1 mg

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 67%

    2.6 mg vs 10.8 mg

  • Folate78% vs 38%

    313 µg vs 152 µg

  • Zinc48% vs 87%

    5.3 mg vs 9.5 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)51% vs 15%

    0.61 mg vs 0.18 mg

  • Iron43% vs 17%

    7.8 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Vitamin E28% vs 9%

    4.1 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Copper111% vs 93%

    1 mg vs 0.84 mg

  • Selenium26% vs 8%

    14.4 µg vs 4.5 µg

  • Magnesium80% vs 67%

    335 mg vs 283 mg

  • Vitamin B649% vs 37%

    0.83 mg vs 0.63 mg

  • Choline22% vs 10%

    119 mg vs 56 mg

  • Total fat13% vs 2%

    10.3 g vs 1.7 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)42% vs 32%

    0.54 mg vs 0.42 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)26% vs 34%

    1.3 mg vs 1.7 mg

  • Fiber43% vs 35%

    11.9 g vs 9.9 g

  • Phosphorus62% vs 55%

    777 mg vs 693 mg

  • Potassium20% vs 15%

    957 mg vs 683 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 1%

    1.2 g vs 0.25 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein24 g · 23.6 g48%·47%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates109 g · 120 g40%·44%
  • Sodiumlimit8.5 mg · 11.2 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium79.9 mg · 33.6 mg6%·3%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 1.6 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 3 µg0%·3%
  • 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), Raw wild rice (SR Legacy 169726). 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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