Dry couscous vs Cooked couscous

Dry couscousCooked couscous
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.4 times as many calories in dry couscous as in cooked couscous (376 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: manganese (9.3×), copper (6×), carbohydrates (3.3×), protein (3.4×) and 7 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

Cooked couscous112 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.2 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%
  • Manganese0.78 mg · 0.084 mg
    34%4%
  • Copper0.25 mg · 0.041 mg
    27%5%
  • Carbohydrates77.4 g · 23.2 g
    28%8%
  • Protein12.8 g · 3.8 g
    26%8%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.2 mg · 0.37 mg
    25%7%
  • Niacin (B3)3.5 mg · 0.98 mg
    22%6%
  • Fiber5 g · 1.4 g
    18%5%
  • Phosphorus170 mg · 22 mg
    14%2%
  • Magnesium44 mg · 8 mg
    10%2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.063 mg
    14%5%
  • Zinc0.83 mg · 0.26 mg
    8%2%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.64 g · 0.16 g1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.029 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit10 mg · 5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium166 mg · 58 mg4%·1%
  • Calcium24 mg · 8 mg2%·1%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 0.38 mg6%·2%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.078 mg · 0.027 mg6%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.051 mg6%·3%
  • Folate20 µg · 15 µg5%·4%
  • 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), 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.

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