Dry couscous vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta
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
1 cup (173 g) · 22.1 g protein · 134 g carbs · 1.1 g fat
1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Manganese59% vs 22%
1.3 mg vs 0.51 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)43% vs 10%
2.2 mg vs 0.51 mg
- Protein44% vs 16%
22.1 g vs 7.8 g
- Copper47% vs 24%
0.43 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Niacin (B3)38% vs 16%
6 mg vs 2.6 mg
- Carbohydrates49% vs 30%
134 g vs 83.2 g
- Magnesium18% vs 30%
76.1 mg vs 125 mg
- Fiber31% vs 41%
8.7 g vs 11.6 g
- Iron10% vs 5%
1.9 mg vs 0.98 mg
- Zinc13% vs 17%
1.4 mg vs 1.9 mg
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.