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Tomato paste vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomato paste and quinoa

  • Tomato paste has more vitamin A, potassium, vitamin E, vitamin C, copper, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin K; however, quinoa is higher in manganese and phosphorus.
  • Tomato paste covers your daily need for vitamin A, 30% more than quinoa.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +489.5%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +73%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.9%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +582.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +646.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Quinoa DV% diff.
Potassium 1014mg 172mg 25%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 0.63mg 24%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 0mg 24%
Iron 2.98mg 1.49mg 19%
Copper 0.365mg 0.192mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.412mg 17%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.631mg 14%
Phosphorus 83mg 152mg 10%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin A 76µg 0µg 8%
Folate 12µg 42µg 8%
Starch 0.22g 17.63g 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.123mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 1.078g 6%
Magnesium 42mg 64mg 5%
Selenium 5.3µg 2.8µg 5%
Fiber 4.1g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.107mg 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.09mg 4%
Choline 38.5mg 23mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.11mg 3%
Calories 82kcal 120kcal 2%
Fats 0.47g 1.92g 2%
Calcium 36mg 17mg 2%
Sodium 59mg 7mg 2%
Carbs 18.91g 21.3g 1%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.231g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.528g 1%
Protein 4.32g 4.4g 0%
Net carbs 14.81g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 12.18g 0.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
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
Contains more OtherOther +263.6%
Contains more FatsFats +308.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.6%
~equal in Protein ~4.4g
~equal in Water ~71.61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Quinoa
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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 -56.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +688.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +573.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
Quinoa
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100%
Starch: 17.63 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +7913.6%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.

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