Quinoa, uncooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Quinoa, uncooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Quinoa, uncooked for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better2.84 g3.84 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.96 g17.43 g
- Fibermore is better0.74 g1.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.07 g—
- Total fat0.27 g1.65 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.04 g0.19 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.55 mg1.36 mg
- Potassiummore is better29.4 mg152.99 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better4.12 mg12.77 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.27 mg1.24 mg
- Magnesiummore is better6.04 mg53.53 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg—
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

