Quinoa vs Flaxseed: All Nutritional Differences

Less Calories in Quinoa

At first glance, you can see that in quinoa is less calories than in flaxseed.

Quinoa has 368 kcal per 100g and flaxseed 534 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 45%.

In quinoa and in flaxseed most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare quinoa with flaxseed in details.

Quinoa And Flaxseed Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  flaxseed - 45% more than quinoa
• Carbohydrates:
  quinoa - 122% more than flaxseed
• Fat:
  flaxseed - 595% more than quinoa
• Dietary fiber:
  flaxseed - 290% more than quinoa
• Protein:
  flaxseed - 30% more than quinoa

Less protein in quinoa

It is aslo easy to see see that in quinoa is less protein than in flaxseed.

There is 18.29g per 100g of flaxseed and 14.12g per 100g of quinoa so using simple math we can see that difference is about 30%.

More carbohydrates in quinoa

In quinoa is more carbohydrates than in flaxseed.

There is 28.88g/100g of carbohydrates in flaxseed and 64.16g/100g in quinoa so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 122%.

Less fat in quinoa

In quinoa is less fats than in flaxseed.

The tables above show us that there is 42.16g/100g of fats in flaxseed and 6.07g/100g in quinoa. In this case difference is about 595%.

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