Food comparison

Brown rice vs Quinoa

Comparison answer

Across all approved Variants in food-compass-2.0-2024-10-08-catalog-v1-r2, Brown rice spans 60-72 across 12 records, while Quinoa spans 81-89 across 3 records.

Quinoa's full observed range is higher by 9 points at the nearest boundaries.

Observed source data only; this answer does not identify a universally better food.

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Why compare these Foods

Compare two cooked grain choices commonly considered for the same meal role.

Brown rice

Observed FCS 2.0 range60-72

12 recorded Variants

Source Variants

  • Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil
    FCS 2.0
    72
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56205012
  • Rice, brown, cooked, made with margarine
    FCS 2.0
    70
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56205016
  • Rice, brown, cooked, regular, fat added in cooking
    FCS 2.0
    70
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205510
  • Rice, brown, cooked, no added fat
    FCS 2.0
    69
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56205018
  • Rice, brown, cooked, NS as to fat
    FCS 2.0
    68
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56205011
  • Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
    FCS 2.0
    68
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56205017
  • Rice, brown, cooked, instant, fat added in cooking
    FCS 2.0
    68
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205550
  • Rice, brown, cooked, regular, fat not added in cooking
    FCS 2.0
    66
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205110
  • Rice, brown, cooked, regular, NS as to fat added in cooking
    FCS 2.0
    66
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205120
  • Rice, brown, cooked, instant, NS as to fat added in cooking
    FCS 2.0
    66
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205530
  • Rice, brown, cooked, instant, fat not added in cooking
    FCS 2.0
    66
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205540
  • Rice, brown, cooked, made with butter
    FCS 2.0
    60
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    C
    Foodcode 56205014

Quinoa

Observed FCS 2.0 range81-89

3 recorded Variants

Source Variants

  • Quinoa, no added fat
    FCS 2.0
    89
    NOVA
    1
    Nutri-Score
    A
    Foodcode 56204005
  • Quinoa, NS as to fat
    FCS 2.0
    81
    NOVA
    2
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56204000
  • Quinoa, fat added
    FCS 2.0
    81
    NOVA
    2
    Nutri-Score
    B
    Foodcode 56204010

Limitations

This comparison reports observed source data only. It does not identify a universally better food and is not personalized nutrition or medical advice.