Hominy vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hominy and quinoa?

Quinoa is richer than hominy in manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Quinoa's daily need coverage for manganese is 24% more.
Hominy has 49 times more sodium than quinoa. While hominy has 345mg of sodium, quinoa has only 7mg.
The glycemic index of hominy is lower.

We used Hominy, canned, white and Quinoa, cooked types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Hominy

Quinoa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1811.1%
Contains more IronIron	+140.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+540%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+334.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+801.4%

~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg

~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Hominy

Quinoa

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1148.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2360%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.07mg	0.631mg	24%
Copper	0.03mg	0.192mg	18%
Phosphorus	35mg	152mg	17%
Sodium	345mg	7mg	15%
Magnesium	16mg	64mg	11%
Iron	0.62mg	1.49mg	11%
Folate	1µg	42µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.003mg	0.107mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.005mg	0.123mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.11mg	8%
Starch		17.63g	7%
Protein	1.48g	4.4g	6%
Potassium	9mg	172mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.399g	1.078g	5%
Vitamin E	0.05mg	0.63mg	4%
Choline	3.1mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.154mg		3%
Calories	72kcal	120kcal	2%
Fats	0.88g	1.92g	2%
Carbs	14.26g	21.3g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.033mg	0.412mg	2%
Calcium	10mg	17mg	1%
Fiber	2.5g	2.8g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.231g	0.528g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	3.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	486kcal	273kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	139g	83g	N/A
Net carbs	11.76g	18.5g	N/A
Sugar	1.82g	0.87g	N/A
Zinc	1.05mg	1.09mg	0%
Selenium	3µg	2.8µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.123g	0.231g	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.052mg	0%
Threonine	0.05mg	0.131mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.058mg	0.157mg	0%
Leucine	0.202mg	0.261mg	0%
Lysine	0.033mg	0.239mg	0%
Methionine	0.031mg	0.096mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.076mg	0.185mg	0%
Valine	0.077mg	0.185mg	0%
Histidine	0.045mg	0.127mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.015g	N/A