Also called: cooked tricolor quinoa, boiled quinoa blend, Tri-color quinoa, mixed color quinoa, quinoa blend, quinoa tricolor, sost qelem qino, ሦስት ቀለም ኪኖዋ, kino thulathiyat al-lawn, كينوا ثلاثية اللون, tin ronger quinoa, তিন রঙের কুইনোয়া, trihromo kinoah, τρίχρωμη κινόα, kino-ye se rang, کینوا سه رنگ, tran rangni quinoa, ત્રણ રંગની ક્વિનોઆ, teen rang ki quinoa, तीन रंग की क्विनोआ, sanshoku kinowa, 三色キヌア, mooru bannada quinoa, ಮೂರು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕ್ವಿನೋವಾ, sam-saek kino-a, 삼색 퀴노아, moonu niramulla quinoa, മൂന്നു നിറമുള്ള ക്വിനോവ, teen rangachi quinoa, तीन रंगाची क्विनोआ, tinn rangan di quinoa, ਤਿੰਨ ਰੰਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੁਇਨੋਆ, trehtsvetnaya kino-a, трехцветная киноа, moonru niramulla quinoa, மூன்று நிறமுள்ள குயினோவா, moodu rangula quinoa, మూడు రంగుల క్విన్వా, kinoah sam si, คีนัวสามสี, trykolirna kino-a, триколірна кіноа, تین رنگ کی کوینو, sanse linuo, 三色藜麦, ትሪኮለር ኩዊኖአ, quinoa muta'addidat al-alwan, كينوا متعددة الألوان, Dreifarbiger Quinoa, trihromi kinooa, kinva-ye se rang, quinoa tricolore, tricolor quinoa, ट्राईकलर क्विनोआ, san-shoku kinooa, sam-saek kinooa, komosa ryżowa trójkolorowa, trehtsvetnaya kinooa, quinoa ya rangi tatu, khin-wa sam si, ควินัวสามสี, üç renkli kinoa, trykolirna kinooa, diêm mạch ba màu, sanse lili, yeta-chew tri-color quinoa, የበሰለ ትሪ-ኮለር ኩዊኖአ, kinoa mutaadidat al-alwan matboukha, كينوا متعددة الألوان مطبوخة, vrastin trihromi kinoua, βρασμένη τρίχρωμη κινόα, kinva-ye se rang-e pokhte, کینوا سه رنگ پخته, yude-san-shoku kinua, 茹で三色キヌア, sam-saek kinua salmeun-geot, 삼색 퀴노아 삶은 것, varenaya trehtsvetnaya kinua, вареная трехцветная киноа, khinua sam si tom, คีนัวสามสีต้ม, varena trykolirna kinua, варена триколірна кіноа, shushuode sanse linuo, 煮熟的三色藜麦
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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