Quinoa vs Raw pasta: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Quinoa has 368 kcal and Raw pasta has 364 kcal, so Raw pasta has 1% fewer calories.

Quinoa has more protein (14.1 g vs 11 g). Quinoa has more fiber (7 g vs 2.4 g). Quinoa has more fat (6.07 g vs 1.6 g). Relative to calories, Quinoa is the better protein source (3.84 g vs 3.02 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Quinoa - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Quinoa - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Quinoa
Serving size:
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)cup (185g)half cup (92.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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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.
Raw Pasta
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standard serving size (140g)handful (30g)glass (65g)cup (122g)half cup (61g)
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Total Fat g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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 vs Raw Pasta 100g Compare


per 100gQuinoaRaw pasta
Calories368 364
Carbohydrates64.16 g77.6 g
Fat6.07 g1.6 g
Dietary fiber7 g2.4 g
Protein14.12 g11 g
Calcium47 mg20 mg
Iron4.57 mg1.3 mg
Magnessium197 mg22 mg
Phosphorus457 mg100 mg
Potassium563 mg149 mg
Sodium5 mg2 mg
Zink3.1 mg0.91 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.36 mg0.16 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.318 mg0.06 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.52 mg0.98 mg
Vitaminium E2.44 mg0.38 mg

More Calories in Quinoa

At first glance, you can see that in quinoa is just a little more calories than in raw pasta.

Quinoa has 368 kcal per 100g and raw pasta 364 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 1%.

In quinoa and in raw pasta most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare quinoa with raw pasta in details.

Quinoa 100g

368kcal

Calories source

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

Raw pasta 100g

364kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 12% PROTEIN
  • 4% 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.