Pasta, cooked vs Quinoa, cooked

Pasta, cooked4

Leader

Quinoa, cooked5

Quinoa, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Quinoa, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Pasta, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Pick Quinoa, cooked for more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
158 kcal
120 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN5.8 g
4.4 g
Carbohydrate
30.86 g
21.3 g
Fibermore is better
1.8 g
2.8 gWIN
Total sugarsless is better
WIN0.56 g
0.87 g
Total fat
0.93 g
1.92 g
Saturated fatless is better
WIN0.18 g
0.23 g
Sodiumless is better
WIN1 mg
7 mg
Potassiummore is better
44 mg
172 mgWIN
Calciummore is better
7 mg
17 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
1.28 mg
1.49 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
18 mg
64 mgWIN
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.