Cooked gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked couscous
In short
Gram for gram, there are 13% more calories in cooked gluten-free corn pasta than in cooked couscous (126 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in cooked gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (3.4×), magnesium (4.5×) and phosphorus (3.5×). More in cooked couscous: selenium (9.8×) and pantothenic acid (2.9×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
2.6 g protein · 27.9 g carbs · 0.73 g fat
3.8 g protein · 23.2 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.
- Selenium5% vs 50%
2.8 µg vs 27.5 µg
- Fiber17% vs 5%
4.8 g vs 1.4 g
- Magnesium9% vs 2%
36 mg vs 8 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)3% vs 7%
0.13 mg vs 0.37 mg
- Phosphorus6% vs 2%
76 mg vs 22 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein2.6 g · 3.8 g5%·8%
- Total fat0.73 g · 0.16 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.1 g · 0.029 g1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates27.9 g · 23.2 g10%·8%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 5 mg0%·<1%
- Potassium31 mg · 58 mg1%·1%
- Calcium1 mg · 8 mg<1%·1%
- Iron0.25 mg · 0.38 mg1%·2%
- Zinc0.63 mg · 0.26 mg6%·2%
- Copper0.064 mg · 0.041 mg7%·5%
- Manganese0.15 mg · 0.084 mg7%·4%
- Vitamin A3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.053 mg · 0.063 mg4%·5%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.023 mg · 0.027 mg2%·2%
- Niacin (B3)0.56 mg · 0.98 mg3%·6%
- Vitamin B60.058 mg · 0.051 mg3%·3%
- Folate6 µg · 15 µg2%·4%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168900), Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700). 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.