Nutritional Facts: South America Quinoa

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  2 cups (340g)
quinoa
4 cups (948g)
water
1/4 teaspoon (2g)
salt
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
fresh ground black pepper
5 tablespoons (74g)
fresh lemon juice
1 cup (216g)
extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup (8g)
cilantro
2 teaspoons (6g)
garlic
1 cup (149g)
corn
1 cup (160g)
red onions
1 (45g)
red chili peppers
4 (248g)
plum tomatoes
1 cup (104g)
cucumbers
1 (201g)
avocados
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 2.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 3 0
Alcohol n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 3.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 4 1
Ash (g) 8.1 0.9 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.4 3.2 18 3
Aspartic acid (g) 3.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.5 5 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 152.8 153 25
Caffeine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 159.8 28.4 0.4 2.5 4.4 2.2 5.4 10.1 4.5 36.8 6.3 24.8 16.6 24.1 326 54
Calories 1,251.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 16.2 1,909.4 1.8 8.3 143.0 64.0 18.0 44.6 15.6 321.6 3,795 633
Calories (kj) 5,232.6 0.0 0.0 6.0 67.1 7,989.8 7.6 34.9 597.5 265.6 74.7 183.5 67.6 1,346.7 15,874 2,646
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 10.1 10 2
Carbohydrates (g) 218.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.1 0.0 0.3 1.9 31.3 14.9 4.0 9.6 3.8 17.1 306 51
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Copper (mg) 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 3 0
Cystine (g) 0.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 23.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 3.6 2.7 0.7 3.0 0.5 13.5 48 8
Folate (mcg) 625.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 14.7 0.0 5.0 0.2 34.3 30.4 10.4 37.2 7.3 162.8 928 155
Folate, DFE (mcg) 625.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 14.7 0.0 5.0 0.2 34.3 30.4 10.4 37.2 7.3 162.8 928 155
Folate, food (mcg) 625.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 14.7 0.0 5.0 0.2 34.3 30.4 10.4 37.2 7.3 162.8 928 155
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 1.2 2.1 n/a 3.4 0.9 0.2 9 1
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.7 n/a n/a n/a 1.3 3.2 n/a 3.1 0.8 0.7 10 2
Glutamic acid (g) 6.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.6 10 2
Glycine (g) 2.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3 0
Histidine (g) 1.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2 0
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 15.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.3 1.1 21 3
Isoleucine (g) 1.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2 0
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 2.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 4 1
Lysine (g) 2.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 3 1
Magnesium (mg) 669.8 9.5 0.0 1.0 4.4 0.0 2.1 1.4 38.7 16.0 10.4 27.3 13.5 58.3 852 142
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Manganese (mg) 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 8 1
Methionine (g) 1.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 157.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 19.7 183 31
Niacin (mg) 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.5 0.2 0.6 1.5 0.1 3.5 14 2
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.8 8 1
Phenylalanine (g) 2.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 3 0
Phosphorus (mg) 1,553.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.9 0.0 3.8 8.6 114.7 46.4 19.4 59.5 25.0 104.5 1,942 324
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.0 0.5 n/a 477.4 0.4 n/a n/a 24.0 n/a 17.4 14.6 n/a 534 89
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.7 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 3.7 39 6
Potassium (mg) 1,914.2 9.5 0.1 7.6 76.0 2.2 41.7 22.5 324.8 233.6 144.9 587.8 152.9 974.9 4,493 749
Proline (g) 2.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3 1
Protein (g) 48.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 5.1 1.8 0.8 2.2 0.7 4.0 63 11
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2 0
Saturated Fat (g) 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 4.3 37 6
Selenium (mcg) 28.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.8 32 5
Serine (g) 1.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 3 0
Sodium (mg) 17.0 28.4 581.4 0.1 0.7 4.3 3.7 1.0 1.5 6.4 4.1 12.4 2.1 14.1 677 113
Starch (g) 177.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 10.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.9 0.2 189 32
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.0 4 1
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 4.1 1.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 6 1
Sugar n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 6.8 6.8 2.4 6.5 1.7 1.3 28 5
Theobromine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 2 0
Threonine (g) 1.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 2 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 31.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 4.2 46 8
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 1.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 15.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.8 n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.0 0.7 19 3
Total Fat (g) 20.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 216.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 29.5 270 45
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Valine (g) 2.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 47.6 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.4 0.0 539.8 0.5 391.9 3.2 428.4 2,065.8 109.2 293.5 3,887 648
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 19.4 0.0 21.6 104.2 5.2 14.1 195 32
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 3 1
Vitamin C n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.5 0.0 2.2 1.7 8.2 11.8 64.7 34.0 2.9 20.1 174 29
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Water (g) 45.2 947.1 0.0 0.1 68.1 0.0 7.4 3.3 109.4 142.6 39.6 234.4 99.0 147.2 1,843 307
Zinc (mg) 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 1.3 14 2

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