Cooked couscous vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta

Cooked couscousDry gluten-free corn pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.2 times as many calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta as in cooked couscous (357 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked couscous: selenium (3.5×). More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (7.9×), magnesium (15×), carbohydrates (3.4×), phosphorus (12×) and 9 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked couscous112 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.2 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat

Dry gluten-free corn pasta357 cal

7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 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 g 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%
  • Selenium27.5 µg · 7.9 µg
    50%14%
  • Fiber1.4 g · 11 g
    5%39%
  • Magnesium8 mg · 119 mg
    2%28%
  • Carbohydrates23.2 g · 79.3 g
    8%29%
  • Phosphorus22 mg · 253 mg
    2%20%
  • Copper0.041 mg · 0.2 mg
    5%22%
  • Manganese0.084 mg · 0.48 mg
    4%21%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.23 mg
    5%19%
  • Zinc0.26 mg · 1.8 mg
    2%16%
  • Vitamin B60.051 mg · 0.21 mg
    3%12%
  • Niacin (B3)0.98 mg · 2.4 mg
    6%15%
  • Protein3.8 g · 7.5 g
    8%15%
  • Potassium58 mg · 294 mg
    1%6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.027 mg · 0.087 mg
    2%7%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.16 g · 2.1 g<1%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.29 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit5 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium8 mg · 4 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.38 mg · 0.93 mg2%·5%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 9 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.37 mg · 0.48 mg7%·10%
  • Folate15 µg · 25 µg4%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700), Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899). 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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