Quinoa
Also: quinoa seeds
A protein rich seed cooked like a grain. Rinse to remove bitter saponins.
Vegan
No major allergens
Aisle: Dry Goods
Gluten Free
Conversions
- 1 US cup, uncooked
- 170 g
- 1 metric cup, uncooked
- 180 g
- 1 tablespoon, uncooked
- 10.8 g
- 1 teaspoon, uncooked
- 3.6 g
- Density
- 0.72 g/ml
Weigh when you can: a cup of the same quinoa varies with how it is filled. Convert Other Amounts
Per 100 g
- Energy
- 368 kcal
- Protein
- 14.1 g
- Fat
- 6.07 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.71 g
- Carbohydrate
- 64.2 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sodium
- 5 mg
From USDA FoodData Central where available.
Recipes Using Quinoa
No public recipes use it yet.