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Pasta, cooked
Pasta, cooked3
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Quinoa, cooked Leader
Quinoa, cooked5

Quinoa, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Quinoa, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Pasta, cooked for 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 protein and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.67 g
    3.67 g
  • Carbohydrate
    19.53 g
    17.75 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.14 g
    2.33 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.35 g
    0.73 g
  • Total fat
    0.59 g
    1.6 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.11 g
    0.19 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.63 mg
    5.83 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    27.85 mg
    143.33 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    4.43 mg
    14.17 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.81 mg
    1.24 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    11.39 mg
    53.33 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.

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