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Gratin vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between gratin and quinoa

  • Gratin has more vitamin C, calcium, and potassium; however, quinoa is richer in manganese, iron, magnesium, and folate.
  • Gratin covers your daily saturated fat needs 23% more than quinoa.
  • Quinoa contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
Gratin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
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 +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more IronIron +132.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +58%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +291.9%
~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.
Gratin
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +281.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Quinoa DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.733g 0.231g 20%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.631mg 20%
Sodium 433mg 7mg 19%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 0mg 11%
Iron 0.64mg 1.49mg 11%
Magnesium 20mg 64mg 10%
Calcium 119mg 17mg 10%
Fats 7.59g 1.92g 9%
Folate 11µg 42µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 8%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Potassium 396mg 172mg 7%
Phosphorus 113mg 152mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 1.078g 5%
Copper 0.16mg 0.192mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.123mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.528g 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.8g 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 4%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.09mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.107mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 0.412mg 4%
Carbs 11.27g 21.3g 3%
Protein 5.06g 4.4g 1%
Calories 132kcal 120kcal 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Selenium 2.7µg 2.8µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Quinoa
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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 +15%
Contains more FatsFats +295.3%
Contains more OtherOther +170.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89%
~equal in Water ~71.61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +307%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +290.6%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.