Grains and PseudograinsBasic Food

Kañiwa

Raw

Chenopodium pallidicaule

Nutrition overview

100 g reference · Raw

Kañiwa provides 381 calories, 15.7 g protein, 62.5 g carbs, and 7.5 g fat per 100 g reference.

381

calories

Protein

15.7g

Carbs

62.5g

Fat

7.5g

Complete nutrition

Nutrient	Amount
Macronutrients
Protein	15.7 g
Total fat	7.5 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)	62.5 g
Dietary fiber	10.3 g
Total sugars	31.4 g
Minerals
Calcium	87.0 mg
Iron	10.80 mg
Magnesium	116.5 mg
Phosphorus	335.0 mg
Potassium	1,071.6 mg
Sodium	0.0 mg
Zinc	2.52 mg
Copper	0.25 mg
Manganese	0.86 mg
Selenium	8.8 mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RAE	0.0 mcg
Vitamin C	2.2 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.0 mcg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.9 mg
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)	1.9 mcg
Thiamin (B1)	0.62 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	0.51 mg
Niacin (B3)	1.20 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	1.07 mg
Vitamin B6	0.68 mg
Folate, DFE	64.1 mcg
Vitamin B12	0.0 mcg
Other essential nutrient
Choline, total	72.3 mg

Nutrition records and methodology

Primary calorie record

Cañihua, variedad amarilla

Tablas Peruanas de Composicion de Alimentos

Record A8 · 100% match

Contributing sources

Tablas Peruanas de Composicion de Alimentos
Instituto Nacional de Salud, Peru · 2025
Open source
Basic Foods whole-catalog profile completion calculations V2.5
Basic Foods database project · whole-catalog-completion-v2.5.1-tiered · Project-generated calculation artifact; direct and donor evidence retain their own licenses

Detailed source and derivation status is retained for every nutrient in this profile.

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