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Olive vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between olive and quinoa

  • Olive has more iron and vitamin A; however, quinoa is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Olive covers your daily sodium needs 32% more than quinoa.
  • Quinoa has 81 times less vitamin A than olive. Olive has 403IU of vitamin A, while quinoa has 5IU.
  • Quinoa contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) 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.
Olive
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 +417.6%
Contains more IronIron +121.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2050%
Contains more ZincZinc +395.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4966.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3055%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +211.1%

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.
Olive
5
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 +161.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1013.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Quinoa DV% diff.
Sodium 735mg 7mg 32%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.631mg 27%
Iron 3.3mg 1.49mg 23%
Phosphorus 3mg 152mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.528g 18%
Magnesium 4mg 64mg 14%
Fats 10.68g 1.92g 13%
Folate 0µg 42µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.123mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.107mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.11mg 8%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.09mg 8%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.63mg 7%
Copper 0.251mg 0.192mg 7%
Calcium 88mg 17mg 7%
Protein 0.84g 4.4g 7%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.231g 5%
Potassium 8mg 172mg 5%
Carbs 6.26g 21.3g 5%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.8µg 3%
Fiber 3.2g 2.8g 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.412mg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 1.078g 1%
Calories 115kcal 120kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
3
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Quinoa
2
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 FatsFats +456.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more OtherOther +189.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +423.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +240.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
1
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Quinoa
2
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 +1393.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.3%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.