Dry couscous vs Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.5 times as many calories in dry couscous as in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (376 vs 152 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: manganese (3.8×), pantothenic acid (5.9×), copper (3.9×), protein (4×) and 4 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry couscous376 cal

12.8 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 0.64 g fat

Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked152 cal

3.2 g protein · 31.1 g carbs (0.3 g sugars) · 2.1 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%25%50%
  • Manganese34% vs 9%

    0.78 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)25% vs 4%

    1.2 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Copper27% vs 7%

    0.25 mg vs 0.064 mg

  • Protein26% vs 6%

    12.8 g vs 3.2 g

  • Niacin (B3)22% vs 3%

    3.5 mg vs 0.45 mg

  • Carbohydrates28% vs 11%

    77.4 g vs 31.1 g

  • Phosphorus14% vs 7%

    170 mg vs 91 mg

  • Fiber18% vs 12%

    5 g vs 3.3 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Total fat0.64 g · 2.1 g1%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.15 g1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit10 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium166 mg · 63 mg4%·1%
  • Calcium24 mg · 7 mg2%·1%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 0.72 mg6%·4%
  • Magnesium44 mg · 41 mg10%·10%
  • Zinc0.83 mg · 0.7 mg8%·6%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 1 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.12 mg14%·10%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.078 mg · 0.093 mg6%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.05 mg6%·3%
  • Folate20 µg · 8 µg5%·2%
  • 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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