Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories CornVS Cooked Quinoa
Weight per 500 calories
Corn
137g
Cooked Quinoa
417g
Corn has 3 times more energy per 100g than Cooked Quinoa. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Cooked Quinoa having average energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Corn or Cooked Quinoa?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Corn or Cooked Quinoa?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Corn vs Cooked Quinoa:
500 calories of Corn have 2.9 times more Vitamin B3 and 1.7 times more Vitamin B6 than Cooked Quinoa.
While 500 kcal of Cooked Quinoa contain 1.7 times more Vitamin B2, 6.7 times more Vitamin B9 and 3.9 times more Vitamin E than Yellow Corn Grain .
Both Corn and Cooked Quinoa provide similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 500 calories.
500 calories of Corn have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B9 and Vitamin E
Both Yellow Corn Grain as well as Cooked Quinoa have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Corn vs Cooked Quinoa:
500 calories of Corn have 1.8 times more Selenium than Cooked Quinoa.
While 500 kcal of Cooked Quinoa contain 1.9 times more Copper, 1.7 times more Iron, 1.5 times more Magnesium, 4 times more Manganese, 2.2 times more Phosphorus, 1.8 times more Potassium and 1.5 times more Zinc than Yellow Corn Grain .
Both Yellow Corn Grain as well as Cooked Quinoa lack sufficient amounts of Calcium in 500 calories.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 kcal of Cooked Quinoa contain 4 times more Omega 3, 1.4 times more Omega 6 and 1.4 times more Protein than Yellow Corn Grain .
Both Corn and Cooked Quinoa offer comparable quantities of Energy, Carbohydrate and Fiber per 500 calories.
500 calories of Corn provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3