Cooked couscous vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
One serving each: 176 calories in cooked couscous (1 cup, cooked, 157 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). 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
1 cup, cooked (157 g) · 6 g protein · 36.5 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.25 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.
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 13%
7.8 mg vs 302 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein6 g · 6 g12%·12%
- Total fat0.25 g · 0.26 g<1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.046 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates36.5 g · 37 g13%·13%
- Fiber2.2 g · 2.2 g8%·8%
- Potassium91.1 mg · 92.8 mg2%·2%
- Calcium12.6 mg · 12.8 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.6 mg · 0.61 mg3%·3%
- Magnesium12.6 mg · 12.8 mg3%·3%
- Phosphorus34.5 mg · 35.2 mg3%·3%
- Zinc0.41 mg · 0.42 mg4%·4%
- Copper0.064 mg · 0.066 mg7%·7%
- Selenium43.2 µg · 43.8 µg78%·80%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.2 mg · 0.21 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin K0.16 µg · 0.16 µg<1%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.099 mg · 0.1 mg8%·8%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.042 mg · 0.043 mg3%·3%
- Niacin (B3)1.5 mg · 1.6 mg10%·10%
- Vitamin B60.08 mg · 0.082 mg5%·5%
- Folate23.6 µg · 24 µg6%·6%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline5.2 mg · 5.3 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.