Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked vs Dry couscous

In short

One serving each: 252 calories in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (1 cup spaghetti packed, 166 g), 650 calories in dry couscous (1 cup, 173 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: manganese (3.9×), pantothenic acid (6.2×), copper (4×), protein (4.1×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked252 cal

1 cup spaghetti packed (166 g) · 5.4 g protein · 51.6 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 3.4 g fat

Dry couscous650 cal

1 cup (173 g) · 22.1 g protein · 134 g carbs · 1.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Manganese15% vs 59%

    0.34 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)7% vs 43%

    0.35 mg vs 2.2 mg

  • Copper12% vs 47%

    0.11 mg vs 0.43 mg

  • Protein11% vs 44%

    5.4 g vs 22.1 g

  • Niacin (B3)5% vs 38%

    0.75 mg vs 6 mg

  • Carbohydrates19% vs 49%

    51.6 g vs 134 g

  • Phosphorus12% vs 24%

    151 mg vs 294 mg

  • Fiber20% vs 31%

    5.5 g vs 8.7 g

  • Thiamin (B1)17% vs 23%

    0.2 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Vitamin B65% vs 11%

    0.083 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Folate3% vs 9%

    13.3 µg vs 34.6 µg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat3.4 g · 1.1 g4%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.2 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit6.6 mg · 17.3 mg<1%·1%
  • Potassium105 mg · 287 mg2%·6%
  • Calcium11.6 mg · 41.5 mg1%·3%
  • Iron1.2 mg · 1.9 mg7%·10%
  • Magnesium68.1 mg · 76.1 mg16%·18%
  • Zinc1.2 mg · 1.4 mg11%·13%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.15 mg · 0.13 mg12%·10%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (SR Legacy 172027), Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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