Uncooked quinoa vs Unenriched pasta, dry

Calories are within 5% of each other (368 and 371 per 100 g).

Per 100 g Per 100 calories

Uncooked quinoa has

10×

the folate · 50 vs 4.9 µg

Uncooked quinoa has

3.7×

the magnesium · 53.5 vs 14.3 mg

Uncooked quinoa has

3.5×

the iron · 1.2 vs 0.35 mg

Uncooked quinoaSR Legacy 168874Unenriched pasta, drySR Legacy 168927

per 100 calories

3.8 g

Protein

3.5 g

1.6 g

Total fat

0.41 g

0.19 g

Saturated fat

0.075 g

17.4 g

Carbohydrates

20.1 g

1.9 g

Fiber

0.86 g

not reported

Sugars

0.72 g

1.4 mg

Sodium

1.6 mg

153 mg

Potassium

60.1 mg

12.8 mg

Calcium

5.7 mg

53.5 mg

Magnesium

14.3 mg

1.2 mg

Iron

0.35 mg

0.84 mg

Zinc

0.38 mg

0.27 µg

Vitamin A

0 µg

50 µg

Folate

4.9 µg

Values as USDA FoodData Central reports them, scaled to 100 calories of each food. Missing values are shown as “not reported”, never as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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