Dry couscous vs Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked

Dry couscousAncient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 650 calories in dry couscous (1 cup, 173 g), 252 calories in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (1 cup spaghetti packed, 166 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: manganese (3.9×), pantothenic acid (6.2×), copper (4×), protein (4.1×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry couscous650 cal

1 cup (173 g) · 22.1 g protein · 134 g carbs · 1.1 g fat

Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked252 cal

1 cup spaghetti packed (166 g) · 5.4 g protein · 51.6 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 3.4 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%37.5%75%
  • Manganese1.3 mg · 0.34 mg
    59%15%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)2.2 mg · 0.35 mg
    43%7%
  • Copper0.43 mg · 0.11 mg
    47%12%
  • Protein22.1 g · 5.4 g
    44%11%
  • Niacin (B3)6 mg · 0.75 mg
    38%5%
  • Carbohydrates134 g · 51.6 g
    49%19%
  • Phosphorus294 mg · 151 mg
    24%12%
  • Fiber8.7 g · 5.5 g
    31%20%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.28 mg · 0.2 mg
    23%17%
  • Vitamin B60.19 mg · 0.083 mg
    11%5%
  • Folate34.6 µg · 13.3 µg
    9%3%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.1 g · 3.4 g1%·4%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.25 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit17.3 mg · 6.6 mg1%·<1%
  • Potassium287 mg · 105 mg6%·2%
  • Calcium41.5 mg · 11.6 mg3%·1%
  • Iron1.9 mg · 1.2 mg10%·7%
  • Magnesium76.1 mg · 68.1 mg18%·16%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1.2 mg13%·11%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 1.7 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.13 mg · 0.15 mg10%·12%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699), Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (SR Legacy 172027). 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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