Quinoa, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Quinoa, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Angel Hair for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Quinoa, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.5 g3.67 gWIN
- Carbohydrate21 g17.75 g
- Fibermore is better1.5 g2.33 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.5 g0.73 g
- Total fat0.5 g1.6 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.19 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg5.83 mg
- Potassiummore is better—143.33 mg
- Calciummore is better6 mg14.17 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1 mg1.24 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—53.33 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0 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.
