Cooked gluten-free corn pasta vs Plain couscous, cooked

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

In short

One serving each: 176 calories in cooked gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 140 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in cooked gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (3×), magnesium (3.9×), phosphorus (3×) and zinc (2.1×). More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (11×), sodium, niacin (2×) and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cooked gluten-free corn pasta176 cal

1 cup (140 g) · 3.7 g protein · 39.1 g carbs · 1 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked178 cal

1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 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%50%100%
  • Selenium3.9 µg · 43.8 µg
    7%80%
  • Fiber6.7 g · 2.2 g
    24%8%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 302 mg
    0%13%
  • Magnesium50.4 mg · 12.8 mg
    12%3%
  • Phosphorus106 mg · 35.2 mg
    9%3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.78 mg · 1.6 mg
    5%10%
  • Protein3.7 g · 6 g
    7%12%
  • Zinc0.88 mg · 0.42 mg
    8%4%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1 g · 0.26 g1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.14 g · 0.046 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates39.1 g · 37 g14%·13%
  • Potassium43.4 mg · 92.8 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium1.4 mg · 12.8 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.35 mg · 0.61 mg2%·3%
  • Copper0.09 mg · 0.066 mg10%·7%
  • Vitamin A4.2 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.074 mg · 0.1 mg6%·8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.032 mg · 0.043 mg2%·3%
  • Vitamin B60.081 mg · 0.082 mg5%·5%
  • Folate8.4 µg · 24 µg2%·6%
  • 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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