Cooked couscous vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 112 in 100 g of cooked couscous, 111 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
3.8 g protein · 23.2 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat
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.
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 8%
5 mg vs 189 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein3.8 g · 3.8 g8%·8%
- Total fat0.16 g · 0.16 g<1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.029 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates23.2 g · 23.1 g8%·8%
- Fiber1.4 g · 1.4 g5%·5%
- Potassium58 mg · 58 mg1%·1%
- Calcium8 mg · 8 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.38 mg · 0.38 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium8 mg · 8 mg2%·2%
- Phosphorus22 mg · 22 mg2%·2%
- Zinc0.26 mg · 0.26 mg2%·2%
- Copper0.041 mg · 0.041 mg5%·5%
- Selenium27.5 µg · 27.4 µg50%·50%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.13 mg · 0.13 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.063 mg5%·5%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.027 mg · 0.027 mg2%·2%
- Niacin (B3)0.98 mg · 0.98 mg6%·6%
- Vitamin B60.051 mg · 0.051 mg3%·3%
- Folate15 µg · 15 µg4%·4%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline3.3 mg · 3.3 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.