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Quinoa Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 354

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 6g %9

Saturated Fat 1g %3

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 0mg %0

Sodium 5mg %0

Total Carbohydrate 64g %22

Dietary Fiber 7g %25

Total Sugars ~g

Protein 14g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 47.0mg %3

Iron 4.6mg %25

Potassium 563mg %14

Phosphorus 457.0mg %45

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in quinoa

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0

Vitamin K 0.0µg %0

Vitamin A 14.0IU %0

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1.5mg %10

Choline, total 70.2mg %13

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.8mg %15

Vitamin E 2.4mg %16

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.3mg %24

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.4mg %30

Vitamin B6 0.5mg %37

Minerals in quinoa

Sodium 5.0mg %0

Calcium 47.0mg %4

Potassium 563.0mg %15

Selenium 8.5µg %15

Zinc 3.1mg %22

Iron 4.6mg %25

Phosphorus 457.0mg %46

Magnesium 197.0mg %47

Copper 0.6mg %66

Manganese 2.0mg %88

Amino Acids in quinoa

Tyrosine 0.3g %28

Leucine 0.8g %29

Valine 0.6g %30

Isoleucine 0.5g %34

Lysine 0.8g %34

Threonine 0.4g %37

Methionine 0.3g %40

Histidine 0.4g %54

Tryptophan 0.2g %56

Phenylalanine 0.6g %63

Cystine 0.2g %66

Fatty Acids in quinoa

EPA 0.00g %0

DPA 0.00g %0

Omega-3 0.05g %3

DHA 0.05g %24

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of quinoa is 10.9/100 which makes it a excellent quality carbohydrate food.

10.9
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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Quinoa has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Leucine 59 60
Valine 39 42
Isoleucine 30 36
Lysine 45 55
Threonine 23 30
Histidine 15 29
Tryptophan 6 12
Met+Cys 22 37
Phe+Tyr 30 61

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in quinoa is 1.6 which makes it a low P:E food.

1.6
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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of quinoa is 3.7 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in quinoa as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for quinoa is 19/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

19%
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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for quinoa

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 63.34 <4
Zinc:Copper 5.25 <12
Potassium:Sodium 112.60 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 0.24 <2
Iron:Copper 7.80 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.10 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety %

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

75% of insulinogenic calories

75%
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