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Perfect Quinoa

Ingredient Amount Calories
Quinoa 109.1g 131kcal
Salt, kosher 1.25g 0kcal

Recipe Instructions:

Ingredients
1 cup uncooked red quinoa
1 3/4 cups water
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

How to Make It
Step 1
Place quinoa in a fine wire-mesh strainer; rinse under running water 1 minute. Drain. Bring quinoa, 1 3/4 cups water, and salt to a boil in a saucepan over high. Cover and reduce heat to medium. Cook until liquid is mostly absorbed, 12 to 15 minutes.

Step 2
Remove from heat, and let steam, covered, 10 minutes. Drain any excess cooking liquid.

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 28 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 33
137
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 0%
Sodium 125mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 5.8g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Sugar 0.2g
Protein 1.2g 2%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 4.6mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 47mg 1%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 0 mcg 0%
Thiamin [B1] 0.029 mg 2%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.03 mg 2%
Niacin [B3] 0.112 mg 1%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 0 mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.034 mg 2%
Cobalamin [B12] 0 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 11.456 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E 0.172 mg 1%
Vitamin K 0 mcg 0%
Betaine 0 mg 0%
Choline 6.273 mg 1%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 5.8 g 2%
Sugars 0.2 g 0%
Dietary fiber 0.8 g 3%
Carbohydrate 5.8 g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 0.05 g 0%
Arginine 0.093 g 0%
Aspartic acid 0.096 g 0%
Cysteine 0.017 g 0%
Glutamic acid 0.158 g 0%
Glycine 0.059 g 0%
Histidine 0.035 g 0%
Isoleucine 0.043 g 0%
Leucine 0.071 g 0%
Lysine 0.065 g 0%
Methionine 0.026 g 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05 g 0%
Proline 0.065 g 0%
Serine 0.048 g 0%
Threonine 0.036 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014 g 0%
Tyrosine 0.023 g 0%
Valine 0.05 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 4.64 mg 0%
Copper 0.05 mg 6%
Fluoride 0 mcg 0%
Iron 0.41 mg 2%
Magnesium 17.46 mg 4%
Manganese 0.17 mg 7%
Phosphorus 41.46 mg 3%
Potassium 46.91 mg 1%
Selenium 0.76 mcg 1%
Sodium 124.82 mg 5%
Zinc 0.3 mg 3%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 19.638 g 0%
Ash 0.207 g 0%