quinoa - cooked vs uncooked?

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kmiagia
kmiagia Posts: 104
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my quinoa says that it is 172 calories, 31g carb, 3g fat and 6g protein uncooked. i would like to make 1 cup for myself and was wondering how much i would need to measure out and use in the pot in order to come out to 1 cup? also does anyone know what the nutritional info for 1 cup cooked would be? the brand i use is ancient harvest, if that helps any!

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  • rumpusparable
    rumpusparable Posts: 160
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    Um, all this info should be on the box: serving size, how to cook it, etc.
  • kmiagia
    kmiagia Posts: 104
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    Um, all this info should be on the box: serving size, how to cook it, etc.

    its not, lol. it says how to cook it but nothing about this question
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
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    It is like rice. Usually 1 cup uncooked is 2 cups cooked, so cut it in half if you only want 1 cup cooked. Follow the parts proportion on the package. I think it is 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water but don't quote me.
  • jldunn713
    jldunn713 Posts: 41 Member
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    I cook it at a 1:2 quinoa to water ratio and I think it usually doubles (so, 1/2 cup dry for about 1 cup cooked)
  • kmiagia
    kmiagia Posts: 104
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    yeah, everytime i cook rice i usually measure it out by tablespoons. i use 3 tablespoons in the pot, for 1 cup cooked :p works pretty well!

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