Black rice vs Quinoa: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Black rice has 356 kcal and Quinoa has 368 kcal, so Black rice has 3% fewer calories.

Quinoa has more protein (14.1 g vs 8.89 g). Quinoa has more fiber (7 g vs 2.2 g). Quinoa has more fat (6.07 g vs 3.33 g). Relative to calories, Quinoa is the better protein source (3.84 g vs 2.5 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Nutrition Facts

Black Rice
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Quinoa
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)cup (185g)half cup (92.5g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Black Rice vs Quinoa 100g Compare


per 100g Black rice Quinoa
Calories 356 368
Carbohydrates 75.56 g 64.16 g
Fat 3.33 g 6.07 g
Dietary fiber 2.2 g 7 g
Protein 8.89 g 14.12 g
Iron 2.4 mg 4.57 mg

Less Calories in Black rice

At first glance, you can see that in black rice is just a little less calories than in quinoa.

Black rice has 356 kcal per 100g and quinoa 368 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 3%.

In black rice and in quinoa most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare black rice with quinoa in details.

Black rice 100g

356kcal

Calories source

  • 82% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 8% FAT

Quinoa 100g

368kcal

Calories source

  • 70% CARBS
  • 15% PROTEIN
  • 15% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.