Cooked couscous vs Unenriched pasta, dry

Cooked couscousUnenriched pasta, dry
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in unenriched pasta, dry as in cooked couscous (371 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (2.3×), manganese (11×), copper (7×), carbohydrates (3.2×) and 8 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

Unenriched pasta, dry371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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.

0%62.5%125%
  • Selenium50% vs 115%

    27.5 µg vs 63.2 µg

  • Manganese4% vs 40%

    0.084 mg vs 0.92 mg

  • Copper5% vs 32%

    0.041 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Carbohydrates8% vs 27%

    23.2 g vs 74.7 g

  • Protein8% vs 26%

    3.8 g vs 13 g

  • Phosphorus2% vs 15%

    22 mg vs 189 mg

  • Magnesium2% vs 13%

    8 mg vs 53 mg

  • Zinc2% vs 13%

    0.26 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Fiber5% vs 11%

    1.4 g vs 3.2 g

  • Vitamin B63% vs 8%

    0.051 mg vs 0.14 mg

  • Iron2% vs 7%

    0.38 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Niacin (B3)6% vs 11%

    0.98 mg vs 1.7 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 · 1.5 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.28 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit5 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium58 mg · 223 mg1%·5%
  • Calcium8 mg · 21 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.13 mg · 0.11 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.09 mg5%·8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.027 mg · 0.06 mg2%·5%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.37 mg · 0.43 mg7%·9%
  • Folate15 µg · 18 µg4%·5%
  • 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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