Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
quinoa
versus
rosemary
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in quinoa and rosemary:
Both quinoa and rosemary are high in calories. Quinoa is very similar to quinoa for calories - quinoa has 120 calories per 100 grams and rosemary has 131 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, quinoa is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to rosemary per calorie. Quinoa has a macronutrient ratio of 15:71:15 and for rosemary, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Quinoa | Rosemary | |
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Protein | 15% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 71% | 100% |
Fat | 15% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Quinoa and rosemary contain similar amounts of carbs - quinoa has 21.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and rosemary has 20.7g of carbohydrates.
Both quinoa and rosemary are high in dietary fiber. Rosemary has 404% more dietary fiber than quinoa - quinoa has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and rosemary has 14.1g of dietary fiber.
Quinoa and rosemary contain similar amounts of sugar - quinoa has 0.87g of sugar per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa and rosemary contain similar amounts of protein - quinoa has 4.4g of protein per 100 grams and rosemary has 3.3g of protein.
Quinoa has 11.2 times less saturated fat than rosemary - quinoa has 0.23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and rosemary has 2.8g of saturated fat.
Rosemary is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than quinoa - rosemary has 21.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and quinoa does not contain significant amounts.
Rosemary is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than quinoa - rosemary has 146ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and quinoa does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more Vitamin E than rosemary - quinoa has 0.63mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and rosemary does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more thiamin, however, rosemary contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both quinoa and rosemary contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Quinoa | Rosemary | |
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Thiamin | 0.107 MG | 0.036 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.11 MG | 0.152 MG |
Niacin | 0.412 MG | 0.912 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.804 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | 0.336 MG |
Folate | 42 UG | 109 UG |
Rosemary is an excellent source of calcium and it has 17 times more calcium than quinoa - quinoa has 17mg of calcium per 100 grams and rosemary has 317mg of calcium.
Rosemary is an excellent source of iron and it has 346% more iron than quinoa - quinoa has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and rosemary has 6.7mg of iron.
Rosemary is an excellent source of potassium and it has 288% more potassium than quinoa - quinoa has 172mg of potassium per 100 grams and rosemary has 668mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, rosemary has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than quinoa per 100 grams, however, quinoa contains more dha than rosemary per 100 grams.
Quinoa | Rosemary | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.085 G | 0.414 G |
DHA | 0.015 G | ~ |
Total | 0.1 G | 0.414 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, quinoa has more linoleic acid than rosemary per 100 grams.
Quinoa | Rosemary | |
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linoleic acid | 0.974 G | 0.447 G |
other omega 6 | 0.003 G | ~ |
Total | 0.977 G | 0.447 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||