Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
One serving each: 252 calories in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (1 cup spaghetti packed, 166 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked: magnesium (5.3×), fiber (2.4×), phosphorus (4.3×), riboflavin (3.6×) and 5 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (12×), sodium and niacin (2.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup spaghetti packed (166 g) · 5.4 g protein · 51.6 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 3.4 g fat
1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 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.
- Selenium7% vs 80%
3.7 µg vs 43.8 µg
- Magnesium16% vs 3%
68.1 mg vs 12.8 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 13%
6.6 mg vs 302 mg
- Fiber20% vs 8%
5.5 g vs 2.2 g
- Phosphorus12% vs 3%
151 mg vs 35.2 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)12% vs 3%
0.15 mg vs 0.043 mg
- Thiamin (B1)17% vs 8%
0.2 mg vs 0.1 mg
- Zinc11% vs 4%
1.2 mg vs 0.42 mg
- Carbohydrates19% vs 13%
51.6 g vs 37 g
- Niacin (B3)5% vs 10%
0.75 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Copper12% vs 7%
0.11 mg vs 0.066 mg
- Total fat4% vs <1%
3.4 g vs 0.26 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein5.4 g · 6 g11%·12%
- Saturated fatlimit0.25 g · 0.046 g1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Potassium105 mg · 92.8 mg2%·2%
- Calcium11.6 mg · 12.8 mg1%·1%
- Iron1.2 mg · 0.61 mg7%·3%
- Vitamin A1.7 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.38 mg · 0.21 mg3%·1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.16 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin B60.083 mg · 0.082 mg5%·5%
- Folate13.3 µg · 24 µg3%·6%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline9.6 mg · 5.3 mg2%·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.