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Nectarine vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are nectarine and quinoa different?

  • Nectarine is richer in vitamin A, while quinoa is higher in manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper, folate, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Quinoa covers your daily need for manganese, 25% more than nectarine.
  • Nectarine contains 66 times more vitamin A than quinoa. Nectarine contains 332IU of vitamin A, while quinoa contains 5IU.

Nectarines, raw 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 6.4% 1.8% 18% 11% 29% 4.6% 11% 0% 7% 0%
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 PotassiumPotassium +16.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +611.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more IronIron +432.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +541.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +484.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1068.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 18% 5.7% 15% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 21% 11% 5.8% 0% 5.5% 3.8% 3.4%
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 EVitamin E +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +214.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +307.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +392%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more CholineCholine +271%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nectarine Quinoa DV% diff.
Manganese 0.054mg 0.631mg 25%
Phosphorus 26mg 152mg 18%
Iron 0.28mg 1.49mg 15%
Magnesium 9mg 64mg 13%
Copper 0.086mg 0.192mg 12%
Folate 5µg 42µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.025mg 0.123mg 8%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.09mg 8%
Starch 0.07g 17.63g 7%
Protein 1.06g 4.4g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.107mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.113g 1.078g 6%
Vitamin C 5.4mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.11mg 6%
Selenium 0µg 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.185mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.412mg 4%
Calories 44kcal 120kcal 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Carbs 10.55g 21.3g 4%
Choline 6.2mg 23mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Fats 0.32g 1.92g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.77mg 0.63mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.231g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.528g 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Potassium 201mg 172mg 1%
Net carbs 8.85g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 7.89g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 0mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.009mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.013mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 1.06 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 10.55 g
Water: 87.59 g
Other: 0.48 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 WaterWater +22.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +315.1%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.9%
Contains more OtherOther +60.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 39% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 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 -89.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +854%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
62% 20% 17%
Starch: 0.07 g
Sucrose: 4.87 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Quinoa
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100%
Starch: 17.63 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +25085.7%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Nectarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169914/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.