Quinoa (cooked) Calories and Macros — Nutrition Facts per 1 cup (185g)

Tracking quinoa (cooked)? Expect 222 calories per 1 cup (185g), with 8.1g of protein, 39.4g of carbs, and 3.5g of fat. The full micronutrient picture and goal-fit notes follow, with figures drawn from USDA FoodData Central.

Quinoa (cooked) nutrition facts

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Source: USDA FoodData Central.

Cooked in water, no added oil. Quinoa is one of the few plant foods with a complete amino acid profile, which is why it shows up in vegan and vegetarian meal prep so often.

How does quinoa (cooked) fit your goals?

Quinoa (cooked) is a carb-dominant food, with 39.4g of carbohydrate per 1 cup (185g). That makes it a useful pre- or post-training fuel source, especially for endurance work or higher-volume strength sessions. If you're tracking for fat loss, the lever isn't avoiding carbs — it's portioning them around the parts of your day where the energy is actually used.

Diet-wise, quinoa (cooked) fits vegan and vegetarian eating patterns.

Micronutrients worth noting

Beyond the macros, quinoa (cooked) pulls real weight on fiber (19% DV) and iron (16% DV) per 1 cup (185g) — the kind of micronutrient density that calorie counts alone don't show.

How quinoa (cooked) compares to other grains & starches

Tracking quinoa (cooked) in Bento Bunny

Logging foods like quinoa (cooked) manually means digging through a database, picking the right entry, and adjusting the serving size — multiple taps per meal. With Bento Bunny's AI photo tracking, you snap one picture and the macros land in your daily total automatically. For quinoa (cooked) specifically, the model recognises typical portion sizes well, so the numbers above will land within a few percent of what you'd get from manual weighing.

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