Quinoa Nutritional Information vs Rice

What is better for you – Rice or Quinoa? Reading Quinoa nutritional information may mean very little to you unless you have something to compare it to. Well, at least that’s how it was for me

I decided to compare the nutritional information from the most popular brand of Quinoa and compare it to the most popular brand of rice. By looking at some basic nutritional information side-by-side, I was able to determine…

Is Quinoa REALLY Better For Your Than Rice?

Now, just for the record, I didn’t compare the nutritional information of Quinoa with just any ol’ white rice – I chose the cream of the crop – a very nice mixture of white and wild rice that is also supposed to be really good for you. I wanted to compare healthy food with healthy food.

So, let’s take a look at what I found out.

Quinoa vs Rice –

I took a look at the nutritional information for this very popular brand of Quinoa (which also happens to be my favorite brand that I talked about in my Quinoa buying tips here at QuinoaKitchen.com).

Quinoa Nutritional Information:

Calories per serving = 160

Carbohydrates per serving = 28g

Fiber per serving = 6.5g

Protein = 6g

Now I compared that to this extremely popular brand of rice. This rice happens to be a mixture/medley of many types of rices but it also boasts to be very healthy, a good source of protein, and high in fiber.

Rice Nutritional Information

Calories per serving = 140

Carbohydrates = 30g

Fiber = 1g

Protein = 3g

And The Winner Is….

The nutritional benefits of Quinoa far out-weight the nutritional benefits of that rice. To me, that is a BIG difference in the fiber and protein counts.