how many grams in a cup of quinoa?

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• How much cooked quinoa does one cup of raw quinoa make?
  One cup raw (184 g) cooked with 2 cups water for about 15 minutes yields roughly 3 cups cooked quinoa — enough to serve four people as a grain bowl base, or two as a main with toppings. The 1:2 quinoa-to-water ratio is the workhorse; tighter ratios give you firmer pilaf, looser gives you porridge.
• Does white, red, or black quinoa weigh the same per cup?
  Close enough that 184 g per cup works for all three. Red and black quinoa have slightly denser, smaller seeds and can run 5-10 g heavier per cup, but most recipes treat the three as interchangeable by volume. Red holds its shape better in salads; black has a nuttier bite; white cooks fluffiest and is the default for porridge.
• Should I rinse quinoa before measuring it by the cup?
  Measure dry, then rinse. Rinsed quinoa absorbs water and weighs more per cup, which throws off the 1:2 cooking ratio. Put 184 g in a fine-mesh sieve, run cold water through it for 30 seconds while rubbing the seeds, drain, then add to the pot with 2 cups fresh water. Skipping the rinse leaves a bitter saponin film.

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