Also called: cooked red quinoa, boiled red quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa, red grain, Inca red quinoa, quinua roja, quinoa vermelha, qey quinoa, ቀይ ኩዊኖ, kinoa hamra, كينوا حمراء, kokkini kinoa, κόκκινη κινόα, kinoa ghermez, کینوا قرمز, aka kinoa, 赤キヌア, red kinoa, 레드 퀴노아, krasnaya kinua, красная киноа, kinoa si daeng, คีนัวสีแดง, chervona kinua, червона кіноа, hong lihui, 红藜麦, lal quinoa, लाल क्विनोआ, লাল কুইনোয়া, sigappu quinoa, சிவப்பு குயினோவா, erra quinoa, ఎర్ర క్వినోవా, ਲਾਲ ਕੁਇਨੋਆ, લાલ ક્વિનોઆ, kempu quinoa, ಕೆಂಪು ಕ್ವಿನೋವಾ, chuvanna quinoa, ചുവന്ന ക്വിനോവ, ኪኖዋ, kinoa maslouqa, كينوا مسلوقة, gekochter roter Quinoa, vrastismeni kokkini kinoa, βρασμένη κόκκινη κινόα, quinua roja cocida, kinoaye ghermez-e pookhte, کینوای قرمز پخته, quinoa rouge cuit, ubli hui lal quinoa, उबली हुई लाल क्विनोआ, quinoa merah rebus, quinoa rossa bollita, yudeta aka quinoa, 茹でた赤キヌア, sammeun red quinoa, 삶은 레드 퀴노아, gotowana czerwona komosa ryżowa, quinoa vermelha cozida, varenaya krasnaya kinoа, вареная красная киноа, quinoa nyekundu iliyochemshwa, kinoa daeng tom, คีนัวแดงต้ม, nilagang red quinoa, haşlanmış kırmızı kinoa, varena chervona kinoа, варена червона кіноа, hạt diêm mạch đỏ luộc, zhushi hong lino, 煮熟红藜麦, quinoa, kinoa maslouq, كينوا مسلوق, vrasto kinoa, βρασμένη κινόα, kinoa abpaz, کینوا آبپز, yude kinoa, 茹でキヌア, salmeun kinoa, 삶은 퀴노아, varenaya kinoa, вареная киноа, kinoa tom, คีนัวต้ม, varena kinoi, варена кіноа, shuizhu hong linoa, 水煮红藜麦
One serving (185 g) is high in magnesium.
Nutrient score: Excellent
Goodness for its calories, 25 to 100.
How is this worked out?
The nutrient score shows how much goodness a food gives for its calories, from 25 to 100. Every food gets at least 25. It is the same for everyone.
It adds up how much of 11 nutrients people need the food gives for its calories: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. Each counts up to a full day’s worth for the calories. It then takes points off for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium above a fair share for the calories.
75 and over: Excellent. 60 to 74: Very good. 45 to 59: Good. 35 to 44: Fair. 25 to 34: Low.
The formula (from the food’s values per 100 g):
- Share of the day: the food’s kcal per 100 g ÷ 2,000 (under 40 kcal per 100 g, such as a herb or tea, counts as 40 kcal).
- 11 nutrients to encourage: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. For each: amount ÷ (Daily Value × share), at most 1. Add them up.
- 3 nutrients to limit: saturated fat, added sugar and sodium, each with its U.S. FDA daily limit. For each: amount ÷ (limit × share) − 1, only when above 0 and at most 3. Add them up.
- Result = 100 × (step 2 − 2 × step 3) ÷ 11, kept between 0 and 100.
- Score = 25 + 0.75 × result, rounded. The scale runs from 25 to 100 instead of 0 to 100: every edible food gets at least 25, and the order doesn’t change.
It follows the Nutrient Rich Foods index (NRF 9.3) with the U.S. FDA Daily Values for a 2,000 kcal day. Different from the published index: folate and zinc are added (11 nutrients instead of 9), the nutrients to limit count double and each at most three times its share, the 40 kcal floor, and the 25 to 100 scale. When some of the values it needs are unknown, the score is shown as “about”.
A food’s values are estimates.
Sources: Drewnowski A. Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the Nutrient Rich Foods index. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(4):421S-426S; U.S. FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
A low score doesn’t make a food bad: treats and festive dishes have their place. Use the score to compare similar foods. In the GapPlate app you also see how much of the gaps in your day a serving fills.
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