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Quinoa vs. Carbonated water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are quinoa and carbonated water different?

  • Quinoa is higher than carbonated water in manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, magnesium, fiber, folate, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Quinoa covers your daily need for manganese, 27% more than carbonated water.
  • Quinoa has a higher glycemic index (53) than carbonated water (0).

Quinoa, cooked and Beverages, carbonated, club soda 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 1.5% 0.18% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 2.7% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8500%
Contains more IronIron +14800%
Contains more CopperCopper +3100%
Contains more ZincZinc +990%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63000%
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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quinoa Carbonated water DV% diff.
Manganese 0.631mg 0.001mg 27%
Phosphorus 152mg 0mg 22%
Copper 0.192mg 0.006mg 21%
Iron 1.49mg 0.01mg 19%
Magnesium 64mg 1mg 15%
Folate 42µg 0µg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0mg 9%
Protein 4.4g 0g 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.1mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.078g 0g 7%
Carbs 21.3g 0g 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Calories 120kcal 0kcal 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 0µg 5%
Potassium 172mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 0mg 4%
Choline 23mg 0mg 4%
Fats 1.92g 0g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.412mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 17mg 5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.231g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.528g 0g 1%
Sodium 7mg 21mg 1%
Net carbs 18.5g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.131mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.157mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.261mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.239mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.185mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.127mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +670%
Contains more WaterWater +39.5%

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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. Carbonated water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174842/nutrients

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

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