Cooked couscous vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 89 g of cooked couscous or 90 g of plain couscous, cooked. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in plain couscous, cooked: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
89.3 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.7 g carbs (0.089 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat
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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 7%
4.5 mg vs 170 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein3.4 g · 3.4 g7%·7%
- Total fat0.14 g · 0.14 g<1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.026 g · 0.026 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates20.7 g · 20.8 g8%·8%
- Fiber1.3 g · 1.3 g4%·5%
- Potassium51.8 mg · 52.3 mg1%·1%
- Calcium7.1 mg · 7.2 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.34 mg · 0.34 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium7.1 mg · 7.2 mg2%·2%
- Phosphorus19.6 mg · 19.8 mg2%·2%
- Zinc0.23 mg · 0.23 mg2%·2%
- Copper0.037 mg · 0.037 mg4%·4%
- Selenium24.6 µg · 24.7 µg45%·45%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.12 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin K0.089 µg · 0.09 µg<1%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.056 mg · 0.057 mg5%·5%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.024 mg · 0.024 mg2%·2%
- Niacin (B3)0.88 mg · 0.88 mg5%·6%
- Vitamin B60.046 mg · 0.046 mg3%·3%
- Folate13.4 µg · 13.5 µg3%·3%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline2.9 mg · 3 mg1%·1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700), 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.