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Quinoa vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between quinoa and jelly bean

  • Quinoa is higher than jelly bean in manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, magnesium, folate, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Quinoa covers your daily manganese needs 26% more than jelly bean.
  • The glycemic index of quinoa is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Quinoa, cooked and Candies, jellybeans.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.9%
Contains more IronIron +1046.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +585.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2080%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1702.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +154.5%

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
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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%
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% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2575%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2975%
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 Jelly bean DV% diff.
Manganese 0.631mg 0.035mg 26%
Carbs 21.3g 93.55g 24%
Phosphorus 152mg 4mg 21%
Copper 0.192mg 0.028mg 18%
Iron 1.49mg 0.13mg 17%
Magnesium 64mg 2mg 15%
Calories 120kcal 375kcal 13%
Folate 42µg 0µg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0.2g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.004mg 9%
Protein 4.4g 0g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.004mg 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.05mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.011mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.078g 0g 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Choline 23mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 172mg 37mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.412mg 0.008mg 3%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.1µg 3%
Fats 1.92g 0.05g 3%
Sodium 7mg 50mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.528g 0g 1%
Calcium 17mg 3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.231g 0g 1%
Net carbs 18.5g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 70g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.009mg 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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +3740%
Contains more WaterWater +1036.7%
Contains more OtherOther +670%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +339.2%

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/nutrients

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

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