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

In short

Gram for gram, there are 37% more calories in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked than in plain couscous, cooked (152 vs 111 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked: magnesium (5.1×), fiber (2.4×), phosphorus (4.1×), riboflavin (3.4×) and thiamin. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (12×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked152 cal

3.2 g protein · 31.1 g carbs (0.3 g sugars) · 2.1 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked111 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g 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%25%50%
  • Selenium4% vs 50%

    2.2 µg vs 27.4 µg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 8%

    4 mg vs 189 mg

  • Magnesium10% vs 2%

    41 mg vs 8 mg

  • Fiber12% vs 5%

    3.3 g vs 1.4 g

  • Phosphorus7% vs 2%

    91 mg vs 22 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 2%

    0.093 mg vs 0.027 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)10% vs 5%

    0.12 mg vs 0.063 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.2 g · 3.8 g6%·8%
  • Total fat2.1 g · 0.16 g3%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.15 g · 0.029 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates31.1 g · 23.1 g11%·8%
  • Potassium63 mg · 58 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium7 mg · 8 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.72 mg · 0.38 mg4%·2%
  • Zinc0.7 mg · 0.26 mg6%·2%
  • Copper0.064 mg · 0.041 mg7%·5%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.23 mg · 0.13 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.1 µg0%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.45 mg · 0.98 mg3%·6%
  • Vitamin B60.05 mg · 0.051 mg3%·3%
  • Folate8 µg · 15 µg2%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.8 mg · 3.3 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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