Which has more calories, Quinoa or Brown rice?

Brown rice has more calories than Quinoa: 370 kcal vs 368 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Quinoa or Brown rice?

Quinoa has more protein than Brown rice: 14.1 g vs 7.6 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Quinoa or Brown rice?

Quinoa has more fat than Brown rice: 6.07 g vs 2.75 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Quinoa or Brown rice?

Brown rice has more carbohydrates than Quinoa: 78.7 g vs 64.2 g per 100 g.

Quinoa vs Brown rice: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Quinoa has 368 kcal and Brown rice has 370 kcal, so Quinoa has 1% fewer calories.

Quinoa has more protein (14.1 g vs 7.6 g). Quinoa has more fiber (7 g vs 3.5 g). Quinoa has more fat (6.07 g vs 2.75 g). Relative to calories, Quinoa is the better protein source (3.84 g vs 2.05 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Quinoa - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Quinoa

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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)cup (185g)half cup (92.5g)

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Brown Rice

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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)glass (195g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)

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Quinoa vs Brown Rice 100g Compare

per 100g	Quinoa	Brown rice
Calories	368	370
Carbohydrates	64.16 g	78.68 g
Fat	6.07 g	2.75 g
Dietary fiber	7 g	3.5 g
Protein	14.12 g	7.6 g
Calcium	47 mg	8 mg
Iron	4.57 mg	1.16 mg
Magnessium	197 mg	98 mg
Potassium	563 mg	219 mg
Sodium	5 mg	6 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.36 mg	0.277 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.318 mg	0.092 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	1.52 mg	4.973 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	184 µg	0.014 µg
Vitaminium E	2.44 mg	0.09 mg

Less Calories in Quinoa

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

Quinoa has 368 kcal per 100g and brown rice 370 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 1%.

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

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

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Quinoa 100g

368kcal

Calories source

70% CARBS.
15% PROTEIN
15% FAT

Brown rice 100g

370kcal

Calories source

85% CARBS
8% PROTEIN
7% FAT

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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.