Cooked couscous vs Unenriched pasta, dry

Cooked couscousUnenriched pasta, dry
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 176 calories in cooked couscous (1 cup, cooked, 157 g), 338 calories in unenriched pasta, dry (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: manganese (6.3×), selenium, copper (4.1×), protein and 4 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked couscous176 cal

1 cup, cooked (157 g) · 6 g protein · 36.5 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.25 g fat

Unenriched pasta, dry338 cal

1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Manganese0.13 mg · 0.83 mg
    6%36%
  • Selenium43.2 µg · 57.5 µg
    78%105%
  • Copper0.064 mg · 0.26 mg
    7%29%
  • Protein6 g · 11.9 g
    12%24%
  • Carbohydrates36.5 g · 67.9 g
    13%25%
  • Phosphorus34.5 mg · 172 mg
    3%14%
  • Magnesium12.6 mg · 48.2 mg
    3%11%
  • Zinc0.41 mg · 1.3 mg
    4%12%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat0.25 g · 1.4 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.25 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 2.9 g8%·10%
  • Sodiumlimit7.8 mg · 5.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium91.1 mg · 203 mg2%·4%
  • Calcium12.6 mg · 19.1 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.6 mg · 1.2 mg3%·7%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.2 mg · 0.1 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.16 µg · 0.091 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.099 mg · 0.082 mg8%·7%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.042 mg · 0.055 mg3%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)1.5 mg · 1.5 mg10%·10%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.58 mg · 0.39 mg12%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.08 mg · 0.13 mg5%·8%
  • Folate23.6 µg · 16.4 µg6%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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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