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Allspice vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are allspice and quinoa different?

  • Allspice is higher than quinoa in manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, vitamin C, copper, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Allspice covers your daily need for manganese, 101% more than quinoa.
  • Quinoa is lower in saturated fat.
  • Quinoa has a higher glycemic index (53) than allspice (15).

Spices, allspice, ground and Quinoa, cooked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 96% 198% 92% 265% 184% 28% 48% 10% 384% 15%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3788.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +507%
Contains more IronIron +373.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +188%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 131% 9% 0% 0% 25% 15% 54% 0% 48% 0% 0% 27% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +594.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.107mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Allspice Quinoa DV% diff.
Manganese 2.943mg 0.631mg 101%
Fiber 21.6g 2.8g 75%
Iron 7.06mg 1.49mg 70%
Calcium 661mg 17mg 64%
Vitamin C 39.2mg 0mg 44%
Copper 0.553mg 0.192mg 40%
Potassium 1044mg 172mg 26%
Carbs 72.12g 21.3g 17%
Magnesium 135mg 64mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.86mg 0.412mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.55g 0.231g 11%
Fats 8.69g 1.92g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.36g 1.078g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.123mg 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Calories 263kcal 120kcal 7%
Phosphorus 113mg 152mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.11mg 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 4%
Protein 6.09g 4.4g 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 77mg 7mg 3%
Folate 36µg 42µg 2%
Zinc 1.01mg 1.09mg 1%
Net carbs 50.52g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Selenium 2.7µg 2.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.107mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.66g 0.528g 0%
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 9% 72% 8% 5%
Protein: 6.09 g
Fats: 8.69 g
Carbs: 72.12 g
Water: 8.46 g
Other: 4.64 g
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4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.4%
Contains more FatsFats +352.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +238.6%
Contains more OtherOther +502.6%
Contains more WaterWater +746.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 12% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.36 g
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13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Allspice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171315/nutrients
  2. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.