Dry couscous vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta

Dry couscousDry gluten-free corn pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 650 calories in dry couscous (1 cup, 173 g), 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: manganese (2.7×), pantothenic acid (4.2×), protein (2.8×), copper (2×) and 3 more. More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: magnesium, fiber and zinc. 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

Dry gluten-free corn pasta375 cal

1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 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 · 0.51 mg
    59%22%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)2.2 mg · 0.51 mg
    43%10%
  • Protein22.1 g · 7.8 g
    44%16%
  • Copper0.43 mg · 0.21 mg
    47%24%
  • Niacin (B3)6 mg · 2.6 mg
    38%16%
  • Carbohydrates134 g · 83.2 g
    49%30%
  • Magnesium76.1 mg · 125 mg
    18%30%
  • Fiber8.7 g · 11.6 g
    31%41%
  • Iron1.9 mg · 0.98 mg
    10%5%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 1.9 mg
    13%17%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.1 g · 2.2 g1%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.3 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit17.3 mg · 3.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Potassium287 mg · 309 mg6%·7%
  • Calcium41.5 mg · 4.2 mg3%·<1%
  • Phosphorus294 mg · 266 mg24%·21%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 9.4 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.28 mg · 0.24 mg23%·20%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.13 mg · 0.091 mg10%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.19 mg · 0.22 mg11%·13%
  • Folate34.6 µg · 26.3 µg9%·7%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin D.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699), Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899). 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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