Food comparison

Brown rice vs Quinoa

Brown rice

Observed FCS 2.0 range60-72

12 recorded Variants

Source Variants

  • 56205012Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil
  • 56205016Rice, brown, cooked, made with margarine
  • 56205510Rice, brown, cooked, regular, fat added in cooking
  • 56205018Rice, brown, cooked, no added fat
  • 56205011Rice, brown, cooked, NS as to fat
  • 56205017Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
  • 56205550Rice, brown, cooked, instant, fat added in cooking
  • 56205110Rice, brown, cooked, regular, fat not added in cooking
  • 56205120Rice, brown, cooked, regular, NS as to fat added in cooking
  • 56205530Rice, brown, cooked, instant, NS as to fat added in cooking
  • 56205540Rice, brown, cooked, instant, fat not added in cooking
  • 56205014Rice, brown, cooked, made with butter

Quinoa

Observed FCS 2.0 range81-89

3 recorded Variants

Source Variants

  • 56204005Quinoa, no added fat
  • 56204000Quinoa, NS as to fat
  • 56204010Quinoa, fat added

Source scope

All approved source Variants mapped to each Food in the published release are shown. food-compass-2.0-2024-10-08-catalog-v1-r2

Why compare these Foods

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

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.

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Limitations

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