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Piña colada vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between piña colada and quinoa

  • Quinoa is richer than piña colada in phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper, fiber, zinc, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for quinoa is 21% higher.
  • Piña colada contains 7 times more saturated fat than quinoa. Piña colada contains 1.636g of saturated fat, while quinoa contains 0.231g.
  • Piña colada has a lower glycemic index than quinoa.

Food types used in this article are Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Quinoa
Quinoa
9
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 less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.3%
Contains more IronIron +609.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +143%
Contains more ZincZinc +738.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2071.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Quinoa
Quinoa
7
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +269%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +547.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +249.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +173.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Piña colada Quinoa DV% diff.
Phosphorus 7mg 152mg 21%
Iron 0.21mg 1.49mg 16%
Magnesium 8mg 64mg 13%
Copper 0.079mg 0.192mg 13%
Fiber 0.3g 2.8g 10%
Zinc 0.13mg 1.09mg 9%
Protein 0.42g 4.4g 8%
Folate 12µg 42µg 8%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.107mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 1.078g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.017mg 0.11mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.123mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.636g 0.231g 6%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0mg 5%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.8µg 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.63mg 4%
Manganese 0.528mg 0.631mg 4%
Calories 174kcal 120kcal 3%
Potassium 71mg 172mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.118mg 0.412mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.528g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 17mg 1%
Fats 1.88g 1.92g 0%
Carbs 22.66g 21.3g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 22.33g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 6mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 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
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Quinoa
Quinoa
3
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 OtherOther +1205.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +947.6%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%
~equal in Fats ~1.92g
~equal in Carbs ~21.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
93% 5% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.636 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Quinoa
Quinoa
3
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 -85.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +543.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3166.7%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.