Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked vs Plain couscous, cooked

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 66 g of ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked or 90 g of plain couscous, cooked. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked: magnesium (3.7×). More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (17×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked100 cal

65.8 g · 2.1 g protein · 20.5 g carbs (0.2 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked100 cal

90.1 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.8 g carbs (0.09 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Selenium1.4 µg · 24.7 µg
    3%45%
  • Sodiumlimit2.6 mg · 170 mg
    <1%7%
  • Magnesium27 mg · 7.2 mg
    6%2%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.1 g · 3.4 g4%·7%
  • Total fat1.4 g · 0.14 g2%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.1 g · 0.026 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates20.5 g · 20.8 g7%·8%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 1.3 g8%·5%
  • Potassium41.4 mg · 52.3 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium4.6 mg · 7.2 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.47 mg · 0.34 mg3%·2%
  • Phosphorus59.9 mg · 19.8 mg5%·2%
  • Zinc0.46 mg · 0.23 mg4%·2%
  • Copper0.042 mg · 0.037 mg5%·4%
  • Vitamin A0.66 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.15 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.09 µg0%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.079 mg · 0.057 mg7%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.061 mg · 0.024 mg5%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.3 mg · 0.88 mg2%·6%
  • Vitamin B60.033 mg · 0.046 mg2%·3%
  • Folate5.3 µg · 13.5 µg1%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline3.8 mg · 3 mg1%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (SR Legacy 172027), Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441). 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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