Dry couscous vs Dry gluten-free corn pasta
In short
Gram for gram, there are 5% more calories in dry couscous than in dry gluten-free corn pasta (376 vs 357 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in dry couscous: pantothenic acid (2.6×), manganese, protein, niacin and copper. More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.2×), magnesium (2.7×), zinc (2.2×), phosphorus and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
12.8 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 0.64 g fat
7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 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.
- Fiber18% vs 39%
5 g vs 11 g
- Magnesium10% vs 28%
44 mg vs 119 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)25% vs 10%
1.2 mg vs 0.48 mg
- Manganese34% vs 21%
0.78 mg vs 0.48 mg
- Protein26% vs 15%
12.8 g vs 7.5 g
- Zinc8% vs 16%
0.83 mg vs 1.8 mg
- Phosphorus14% vs 20%
170 mg vs 253 mg
- Niacin (B3)22% vs 15%
3.5 mg vs 2.4 mg
- Thiamin (B1)14% vs 19%
0.16 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B66% vs 12%
0.11 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Copper27% vs 22%
0.25 mg vs 0.2 mg
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 · 0.29 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates77.4 g · 79.3 g28%·29%
- Sodiumlimit10 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium166 mg · 294 mg4%·6%
- Calcium24 mg · 4 mg2%·<1%
- Iron1.1 mg · 0.93 mg6%·5%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 9 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.078 mg · 0.087 mg6%·7%
- Folate20 µg · 25 µg5%·6%
- 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.