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Quinoa vs. Mayonnaise — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between quinoa and mayonnaise

  • Quinoa has more manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium; however, mayonnaise has more vitamin K and vitamin E.
  • Mayonnaise's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 136% more.
  • Quinoa has 90 times more manganese than mayonnaise. Quinoa has 0.631mg of manganese, while mayonnaise has 0.007mg.
  • Quinoa is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Quinoa, cooked and Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular.

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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% 2.4% 1.8% 7.9% 6.3% 4.1% 9% 83% 0.91% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +760%
Contains more IronIron +609.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +910.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +626.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +623.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8914.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.7%

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
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 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% 5.3% 66% 3% 2.5% 4.4% 0% 10% 1.8% 15% 408% 3.8% 19%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +970%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +478.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1437.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +420.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quinoa Mayonnaise DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.078g 44.69g 291%
Vitamin K 0µg 163µg 136%
Fats 1.92g 74.85g 112%
Saturated fat 0.231g 11.703g 52%
Monounsaturated fat 0.528g 16.843g 41%
Calories 120kcal 680kcal 28%
Manganese 0.631mg 0.007mg 27%
Sodium 7mg 635mg 27%
Phosphorus 152mg 21mg 19%
Copper 0.192mg 0.019mg 19%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 3.28mg 18%
Iron 1.49mg 0.21mg 16%
Magnesium 64mg 1mg 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 42mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.15mg 9%
Folate 42µg 5µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.008mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.01mg 8%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Protein 4.4g 0.96g 7%
Carbs 21.3g 0.57g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.019mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Potassium 172mg 20mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.412mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 16µg 2%
Choline 23mg 34.2mg 2%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.3µg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 7IU 1%
Net carbs 18.5g 0.57g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0.57g N/A
Trans fat 0.187g N/A
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.131mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.157mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.261mg 0.095mg 0%
Lysine 0.239mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.185mg 0.057mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.127mg 0.026mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 5.331g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.125g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.03g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 38.942g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
75% 22% 2%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 74.85 g
Carbs: 0.57 g
Water: 21.65 g
Other: 1.97 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +358.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3636.8%
Contains more WaterWater +230.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3798.4%
Contains more OtherOther +155.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Quinoa
1
13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
16% 23% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.843 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 44.69 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3090%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4045.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Quinoa
1
100%
Starch: 17.63 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
84% 7% 9%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.48 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Mayonnaise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171009/nutrients

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

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