Cooked quinoa
59as eaten · per 100 g: 146 kcal · 4.2 g protein · 2.7 g fiber
solidly filling. A middling balance of protein, energy density, and fiber.
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
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Why this score
The first three bars are sub-scores (0–100 per lever) that build the score; the values under each label are the measured quantities that drive them. Hyper-palatability works the other way — it cuts the built score by the shown percentage (up to −80%). Full math here.
The numbers
| Energy | 146 kcal |
| Protein | 4.2 g |
| Fat | 5.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 20.2 g |
| …of which sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 2.7 g |
| Sodium | 184 mg |
Per 100 g. Source: usda-fndds #2708399 — listed by USDA as “Quinoa, NS as to fat”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. How the score works. This entry came from a bulk USDA import and hasn’t been hand-reviewed yet — the numbers are USDA’s, but the name and grouping haven’t had a second pair of eyes.