Cooked gluten-free corn pasta vs Plain couscous, cooked

Cooked gluten-free corn pastaPlain couscous, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 14% more calories in cooked gluten-free corn pasta than in plain couscous, cooked (126 vs 111 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 plain couscous, cooked: selenium (9.8×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta126 cal

2.6 g protein · 27.9 g carbs · 0.73 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked111 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

0%25%50%
  • Selenium2.8 µg · 27.4 µg
    5%50%
  • Fiber4.8 g · 1.4 g
    17%5%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 189 mg
    0%8%
  • Magnesium36 mg · 8 mg
    9%2%
  • Phosphorus76 mg · 22 mg
    6%2%

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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 · 23.1 g10%·8%
  • 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%
  • 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: manganese, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Cooked gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168900), 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.

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