Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of cooked quinoa, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a cooked quinoa. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Cooked quinoa: nutritional value & information

Cooked quinoa: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 70% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 14% comes from proteins
  • The 14% comes from fat

Cooked quinoa: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 120
% DV
Total Fat 1.9g 3 %
   Saturated Fat 0.2g 1 %
Sodium 7mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 21g 7 %
   Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11 %
   Sugar 0.9g
Proteins 4.4g 9 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 2 % Iron 8 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Cooked quinoa: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Choline23.0 mg
    Folate42.00 mcg
Niacin0.412 mg2 %
Riboflavin0.110 mg6 %
Thiamin0.107 mg7 %
Vitamin A5.00 IU0 %
    Carotene, beta3.00 mcg
    Lutein + zeaxanthin53.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.123 mg6 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %
Vitamin E0.63 mg2 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.63 mg
    Tocopherol, beta0.03 mg
    Tocopherol, delta0.11 mg
    Tocopherol, gamma1.19 mg

Cooked quinoa: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins4.40 g9 %
  Alanine0.183 g
  Arginine0.340 g
  Aspartic acid0.353 g
  Cystine0.063 g
  Glutamic acid0.580 g
  Glycine0.216 g
  Histidine0.127 g
  Isoleucine0.157 g11 %
  Leucine0.261 g10 %
  Lysine0.239 g11 %
  Methionine0.096 g9 %
  Phenylalanine0.185 g11 %
  Proline0.240 g
  Serine0.176 g
  Threonine0.131 g12 %
  Tryptophan0.052 g19 %
  Tyrosine0.083 g5 %
  Valine0.185 g10 %

Cooked quinoa: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca17.00 mg2 %
Copper, Cu0.192 mg10 %
Iron, Fe1.49 mg8 %
Magnesium, Mg64.00 mg16 %
Manganese, Mn0.631 mg32 %
Phosphorus, P152.00 mg15 %
Potassium, K172.00 mg4 %
Selenium, Se2.8 mcg4 %
Sodium, Na7.00 mg0 %
Zinc, Zn1.09 mg7 %

Cooked quinoa: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat1.92 g3 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.231 g1 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.196 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.012 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.528 g
    Docosenoic acid0.027 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.031 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.465 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids1.078 g
    Docosahexaenoic n-3 acid0.015 g
    Eicosatetraenoic acid0.003 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.974 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.085 g

Cooked quinoa: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate21.30 g7 %
Fiber2.8 g11 %
Sugars0.87 g
  Starch17.63 g

Cooked quinoa: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Cooked quinoa: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash0.76 g
Water71.61 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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