Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
quinoa
versus
vanilla extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in quinoa and vanilla extract:
Both quinoa and vanilla extract are high in calories. Vanilla extract has 140% more calories than quinoa - quinoa has 120 calories per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 288 calories.
Quinoa | Vanilla Extract | |
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Protein | 15% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 71% | 17% |
Fat | 14% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | 82% |
Vanilla extract has 41% less carbohydrates than quinoa - quinoa has 21.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 12.7g of carbohydrates.
Quinoa is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than vanilla extract - quinoa has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and vanilla extract does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has 13.5 times less sugar than vanilla extract - quinoa has 0.87g of sugar per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 12.7g of sugar.
Quinoa has 72 times more protein than vanilla extract - quinoa has 4.4g of protein per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 0.06g of protein.
Both quinoa and vanilla extract are low in saturated fat - quinoa has 0.23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 0.01g of saturated fat.
Quinoa and vanilla extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - quinoa has 1.5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and vanilla extract does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more Vitamin E than vanilla extract - quinoa has 0.63mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and vanilla extract does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more thiamin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, vanilla extract contains more pantothenic acid. Both quinoa and vanilla extract contain significant amounts of riboflavin and niacin.
Quinoa | Vanilla Extract | |
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Thiamin | 0.107 MG | 0.011 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.11 MG | 0.095 MG |
Niacin | 0.412 MG | 0.425 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.035 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | 0.026 MG |
Folate | 42 UG | ~ |
Quinoa and vanilla extract contain similar amounts of calcium - quinoa has 17mg of calcium per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 11mg of calcium.
Quinoa has 11 times more iron than vanilla extract - quinoa has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 0.12mg of iron.
Quinoa and vanilla extract contain similar amounts of potassium - quinoa has 172mg of potassium per 100 grams and vanilla extract has 148mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, quinoa has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DHA than vanilla extract per 100 grams.
Quinoa | Vanilla Extract | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.085 G | 0.001 G |
DHA | 0.015 G | ~ |
Total | 0.1 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, quinoa has more linoleic acid than vanilla extract per 100 grams.
Quinoa | Vanilla Extract | |
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linoleic acid | 0.974 G | 0.003 G |
other omega 6 | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.977 G | 0.003 G |
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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Note: The specific food items compared are: Quinoa (Quinoa, cooked) and Vanilla Extract (Vanilla extract) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||