Uncooked quinoa vs Raw wild rice

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 368 in 100 g of uncooked quinoa, 357 of raw wild rice. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese, folate, thiamin (3.1×), iron (2.3×) and 8 more. More in raw wild rice: niacin (4.4×), zinc and pantothenic acid. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Uncooked quinoa368 cal

14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat

Raw wild rice357 cal

14.7 g protein · 74.9 g carbs (2.5 g sugars) · 1.1 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.

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  • Niacin (B3)10% vs 42%

    1.5 mg vs 6.7 mg

  • Manganese88% vs 58%

    2 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Zinc28% vs 54%

    3.1 mg vs 6 mg

  • Folate46% vs 24%

    184 µg vs 95 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)30% vs 10%

    0.36 mg vs 0.12 mg

  • Iron25% vs 11%

    4.6 mg vs 2 mg

  • Vitamin E16% vs 5%

    2.4 mg vs 0.82 mg

  • Selenium15% vs 5%

    8.5 µg vs 2.8 µg

  • Copper66% vs 58%

    0.59 mg vs 0.52 mg

  • Choline13% vs 6%

    70.2 mg vs 35 mg

  • Total fat8% vs 1%

    6.1 g vs 1.1 g

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 21%

    0.77 mg vs 1.1 mg

  • Vitamin B629% vs 23%

    0.49 mg vs 0.39 mg

  • Magnesium47% vs 42%

    197 mg vs 177 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 20%

    0.32 mg vs 0.26 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein14.1 g · 14.7 g28%·29%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.16 g4%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates64.2 g · 74.9 g23%·27%
  • Fiber7 g · 6.2 g25%·22%
  • Sodiumlimit5 mg · 7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium563 mg · 427 mg12%·9%
  • Calcium47 mg · 21 mg4%·2%
  • Phosphorus457 mg · 433 mg37%·35%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 1.9 µg0%·2%
  • 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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