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Quinoa vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between quinoa and gumdrop

  • Gumdrop has less manganese, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, iron, fiber, folate, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1 than quinoa.
  • Quinoa covers your daily need for manganese, 27% more than gumdrop.
  • The glycemic index of gumdrop is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Quinoa, cooked and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces.

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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.
Quinoa
10
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3340%
Contains more IronIron +272.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6210%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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.
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%
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% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4020%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2360%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quinoa Gumdrop DV% diff.
Manganese 0.631mg 0.01mg 27%
Carbs 21.3g 98.9g 26%
Phosphorus 152mg 1mg 22%
Copper 0.192mg 0.012mg 20%
Magnesium 64mg 1mg 15%
Calories 120kcal 396kcal 14%
Iron 1.49mg 0.4mg 14%
Folate 42µg 0µg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0.1g 11%
Zinc 1.09mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.005mg 9%
Protein 4.4g 0g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.006mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.078g 0g 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.013mg 7%
Potassium 172mg 5mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.8µg 4%
Choline 23mg 0mg 4%
Fats 1.92g 0g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.412mg 0.01mg 3%
Sodium 7mg 44mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.528g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.231g 0g 1%
Calcium 17mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 18.5g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 58.97g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.012mg 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 0.015g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +7061%
Contains more OtherOther +670%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +364.3%

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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. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/nutrients
  2. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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