Calories in Quinoa, cooked

Quinoa, cooked has 120 kcal per 100 g, with 4.4 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate and 1.9 g fat. 1 cup of quinoa, cooked (185 g) is 222 kcal.

Nutrition per serving

Serving	kcal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Fiber	Sugars	Sat. fat	Sodium
100 g	120	4.4 g	21 g	1.9 g	2.8 g	0.9 g	0.2 g	7 mg
1 cup · 185 g	222	8.1 g	39 g	3.5 g	5.2 g	1.7 g	0.4 g	13 mg

Where the calories come from

15% protein · 71% carbohydrate · 14% fat, by energy (4, 4 and 9 kcal per gram).

Protein 15%
Carbs 71%
Fat 14%

1 cup of quinoa, cooked on the day view

What logging 1 cup of quinoa, cooked looks like in Kaunto: 222 kcal is 11% of a 2,000 kcal day, and 4 servings reach 30 g of protein.

The reference day is a scale, not a target; the macro calculator estimates your own.

Calories 222 of 2,000 kcal

Macro loadout

Pro 5%

8.1 / 150g

Carb 20%

39 / 200g

Fat 6%

3.5 / 60g

1 cup of quinoa, cooked on a 2,000 kcal reference day (150 g protein · 200 g carbs · 60 g fat). A scale for reading the numbers, not a target.

Compared with other grains & bread

Per 100 g. Closest by protein per calorie.

Food	kcal	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Quinoa, cooked	120	4.4 g	21 g	1.9 g
Pasta, cooked	157	5.8 g	31 g	0.9 g
Buckwheat groats, cooked	92	3.4 g	20 g	0.6 g
Bulgur, cooked	83	3.1 g	19 g	0.2 g
Spinach spaghetti, cooked	130	4.6 g	26 g	0.6 g
Oats, dry	379	13 g	68 g	6.5 g

Side-by-side comparisons

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in 1 cup of quinoa, cooked?

1 cup of quinoa, cooked (185 g) contains 222 kcal, 8.1 g protein, 39 g carbohydrate and 3.5 g fat.

How much protein is in quinoa, cooked?

Quinoa, cooked has 4.4 g of protein per 100 g, which is 8.1 g in 1 cup of quinoa, cooked.

What are the macros of quinoa, cooked?

Per 100 g: 4.4 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 1.9 g fat. By energy that is 15% protein, 71% carbohydrate and 14% fat, so most of its calories come from carbohydrate.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Quinoa, cooked”, FDC ID 168917 (SR Legacy), as indexed by Kaunto. Per-serving figures are scaled from the 100 g values and rounded. Counting macros for the first time? Start with how to count macros.