Generic / True Elements · Kitchen staple

Quinoa

Fine. Does the job, no medals.

C54/100
protein / 100 g
14 g
15% of calories · mostly filler
₹100 buys
25 g
of protein
sugar
0 g
none added
price
₹280
500 g

How it scored 54/100

DENSITY15% of calories are protein3.3/25
QUALITYamino score 0.78, Decent15.6/20
DOSE1 bowl, raw (50 g) = 7 g4.2/15
VALUE₹103 per usable 20 g10.9/20
CLEANno added sugar20/20

The deeper science

quality · DIAAS
0.83
Good
leucine / serving
0.5 g
below the 2.7 g trigger
planet / 20 g usable
96 g CO₂
Light on the planet · 723 L water

What’s actually in it

first on the label · Quinoa seeds (100%), full list read.

✓clean short listAn ingredient list you can read aloud without pausing. Rarer than it should be.
FSSAI: 14 g/100 g · 3.8 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g route. The rare grain with a near-complete amino profile, which is why it gets called a ‘superfood’ and priced like one.

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Graded by math, not brands. Macros are label/brand-listed (June 2026); not medical advice.