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Nougat vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between nougat and quinoa

  • Nougat has more vitamin E; however, quinoa is higher in manganese, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, magnesium, and copper.
  • Nougat covers your daily need for vitamin E, 14% more than quinoa.
  • Nougat has 7 times more saturated fat than quinoa. While nougat has 1.667g of saturated fat, quinoa has only 0.231g.
  • The glycemic index of quinoa is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, nougat, with almonds and Quinoa, cooked.

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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.
Nougat
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Quinoa
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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 CalciumCalcium +88.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.8%
Contains more IronIron +152.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +159.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +107.6%
~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.
Nougat
6
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 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Quinoa
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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 EVitamin E +339.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +723.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +515%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more CholineCholine +351%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nougat Quinoa DV% diff.
Carbs 92.39g 21.3g 24%
Calories 398kcal 120kcal 14%
Manganese 0.304mg 0.631mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.77mg 0.63mg 14%
Phosphorus 55mg 152mg 14%
Iron 0.59mg 1.49mg 11%
Folate 5µg 42µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.123mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.107mg 8%
Magnesium 32mg 64mg 8%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Saturated fat 1.667g 0.231g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.078g 7%
Copper 0.134mg 0.192mg 6%
Zinc 0.42mg 1.09mg 6%
Choline 5.1mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.148mg 0.11mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 172mg 2%
Fiber 3.3g 2.8g 2%
Calcium 32mg 17mg 2%
Protein 3.33g 4.4g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.528g 1%
Sodium 33mg 7mg 1%
Fats 1.67g 1.92g 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 89.09g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 44.97g 0.87g N/A
Selenium 2.6µg 2.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.478mg 0.412mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 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
Nougat
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3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Quinoa
4
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 CarbsCarbs +333.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.1%
Contains more FatsFats +15%
Contains more WaterWater +3230.7%
Contains more OtherOther +67.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nougat
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Quinoa
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/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.

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