Quinoa vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between quinoa and borage

Quinoa has more phosphorus, manganese, zinc, folate, and copper; however, borage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, potassium, and calcium.
Borage covers your daily vitamin C needs 39% more than quinoa.
Borage has 5 times less zinc than quinoa. Quinoa has 1.09mg of zinc, while borage has 0.2mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Quinoa, cooked and Borage, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Quinoa

Borage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+445%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+186.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+211.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+447.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+173.3%
Contains more IronIron	+121.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Quinoa

Borage

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+223.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	35mg	39%
Iron	1.49mg	3.3mg	23%
Vitamin A	0µg	210µg	23%
Phosphorus	152mg	53mg	14%
Manganese	0.631mg	0.349mg	12%
Fiber	2.8g		11%
Potassium	172mg	470mg	9%
Calcium	17mg	93mg	8%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.2mg	8%
Copper	0.192mg	0.13mg	7%
Starch	17.63g		7%
Folate	42µg	13µg	7%
Carbs	21.3g	3.06g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.078g	0.109g	6%
Calories	120kcal	21kcal	5%
Protein	4.4g	1.8g	5%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Vitamin B1	0.107mg	0.06mg	4%
Choline	23mg		4%
Magnesium	64mg	52mg	3%
Sodium	7mg	80mg	3%
Selenium	2.8µg	0.9µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.15mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.412mg	0.9mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.084mg	3%
Fats	1.92g	0.7g	2%
Vitamin B5		0.041mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.528g	0.211g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.7g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	273kcal	117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	476g	N/A
Net carbs	18.5g	3.06g	N/A
Sugar	0.87g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.231g	0.17g	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		N/A