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Quinoa vs Black beans
CALORIC DENSITY
Quinoa, ckd
Black beans, mature seeds, ckd, bld, wo/salt
1.2
1.32
20137
16015

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Quinoa
Black beans
Protein = 7g
Protein = 13g
Carbohydrates = 36g
Carbohydrates = 36g
Fat = 3g
Fat = 1g
Fiber = 5g
Fiber = 13g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient quinoa black beans
Protein 7g 13g
Carbohydrate 36g 36g
Fiber 5g 13g
Fat 3g 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 1g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 0g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
quinoa
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 9%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientquinoablack beans
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E9%0%
Vitamin K0%0%

Quinoa have significantly more Vitamins E than black beans. Quinoa are a good source of Magnesium. Quinoa are a great source of Phosphorus, Iron. Black beans are a good source of Thiamin, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Black beans are a great source of Iron.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 18%
Vitamin B1 = 37%
Vitamin B2 = 17%
Vitamin B2 = 8%
Vitamin B3 = 6%
Vitamin B3 = 6%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 7%
Vitamin B6 = 19%
Vitamin B6 = 10%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientquinoablack beans
Vitamin B118%37%
Vitamin B217%8%
Vitamin B36%6%
Vitamin B50%7%
Vitamin B619%10%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 1%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 8%
Potassium = 15%
Calcium = 6%
Calcium = 8%
Magnesium = 30%
Magnesium = 30%
Phosphorus = 44%
Phosphorus = 37%
Iron = 41%
Iron = 53%
Manganese = 46%
Manganese = 29%
Selenium = 10%
Selenium = 4%
Copper = 32%
Copper = 32%
Zinc = 19%
Zinc = 18%
Nutrientquinoablack beans
Sodium1%0%
Potasium8%15%
Calcium6%8%
Magnesium30%30%
Phosphorus44%37%
Iron41%53%
Manganese46%29%
Selenium10%4%
Copper32%32%
Zinc19%18%

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