Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
quinoa
versus
persimmon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in quinoa and persimmon:
Both quinoa and persimmon are high in calories. Quinoa is very similar to quinoa for calories - quinoa has 120 calories per 100 grams and persimmon has 127 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, quinoa is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to persimmon per calorie. Quinoa has a macronutrient ratio of 15:71:14 and for persimmon, 2:95:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Quinoa | Persimmon | |
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Protein | 15% | 2% |
Carbohydrates | 71% | 95% |
Fat | 14% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Persimmon is high in carbohydrates and quinoa has 36% less carbohydrates than persimmon - quinoa has 21.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and persimmon has 33.5g of carbohydrates.
Quinoa is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than persimmon - quinoa has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and persimmon does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa and persimmon contain similar amounts of sugar - quinoa has 0.87g of sugar per 100 grams and persimmon does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has 450% more protein than persimmon - quinoa has 4.4g of protein per 100 grams and persimmon has 0.8g of protein.
Both quinoa and persimmon are low in saturated fat - quinoa has 0.23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and persimmon does not contain significant amounts.
Persimmon is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than quinoa - persimmon has 66mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and quinoa does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa and persimmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - quinoa has 1.5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and persimmon does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more Vitamin E than persimmon - quinoa has 0.63mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and persimmon does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Quinoa | Persimmon | |
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Thiamin | 0.107 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.11 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.412 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | ~ |
Folate | 42 UG | ~ |
Persimmon has 59% more calcium than quinoa - quinoa has 17mg of calcium per 100 grams and persimmon has 27mg of calcium.
Persimmon is a great source of iron and it has 68% more iron than quinoa - quinoa has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and persimmon has 2.5mg of iron.
Persimmon is an excellent source of potassium and it has 80% more potassium than quinoa - quinoa has 172mg of potassium per 100 grams and persimmon has 310mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||