Cooked couscous vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta

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

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.

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  • Selenium50% vs 14%

    27.5 µg vs 7.9 µg

  • Fiber5% vs 39%

    1.4 g vs 11 g

  • Magnesium2% vs 28%

    8 mg vs 119 mg

  • Carbohydrates8% vs 29%

    23.2 g vs 79.3 g

  • Phosphorus2% vs 20%

    22 mg vs 253 mg

  • Copper5% vs 22%

    0.041 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Manganese4% vs 21%

    0.084 mg vs 0.48 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)5% vs 19%

    0.063 mg vs 0.23 mg

  • Zinc2% vs 16%

    0.26 mg vs 1.8 mg

  • Vitamin B63% vs 12%

    0.051 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Niacin (B3)6% vs 15%

    0.98 mg vs 2.4 mg

  • Protein8% vs 15%

    3.8 g vs 7.5 g

  • Potassium1% vs 6%

    58 mg vs 294 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 7%

    0.027 mg vs 0.087 mg

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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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