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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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
Serving size:
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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 100g Quinoa Raw pasta
Calories 368 364
Carbohydrates 64.16 g 77.6 g
Fat 6.07 g 1.6 g
Dietary fiber 7 g 2.4 g
Protein 14.12 g 11 g
Calcium 47 mg 20 mg
Iron 4.57 mg 1.3 mg
Magnessium 197 mg 22 mg
Phosphorus 457 mg 100 mg
Potassium 563 mg 149 mg
Sodium 5 mg 2 mg
Zink 3.1 mg 0.91 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.36 mg 0.16 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.318 mg 0.06 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1.52 mg 0.98 mg
Vitaminium E 2.44 mg 0.38 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.