Dry couscous vs Millet flour

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 376 in 100 g of dry couscous, 382 of millet flour. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: fiber and protein. More in millet flour: copper (2.2×), thiamin (2.5×), magnesium (2.7×), zinc (3.2×) 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

Millet flour382 cal

10.8 g protein · 75.1 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 4.3 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%37.5%75%
  • Copper0.25 mg · 0.54 mg
    27%59%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.41 mg
    14%34%
  • Magnesium44 mg · 119 mg
    10%28%
  • Zinc0.83 mg · 2.6 mg
    8%24%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 3.9 mg
    6%22%
  • Niacin (B3)3.5 mg · 6 mg
    22%38%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.37 mg
    6%22%
  • Manganese0.78 mg · 1 mg
    34%44%
  • Phosphorus170 mg · 285 mg
    14%23%
  • Folate20 µg · 42 µg
    5%11%
  • Fiber5 g · 3.5 g
    18%13%
  • Total fat0.64 g · 4.3 g
    1%5%
  • Protein12.8 g · 10.8 g
    26%22%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.54 g1%·3%
  • Carbohydrates77.4 g · 75.1 g28%·27%
  • Sodiumlimit10 mg · 4 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium166 mg · 224 mg4%·5%
  • Calcium24 mg · 14 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.078 mg · 0.073 mg6%·6%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.2 mg · 1.3 mg25%·25%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: cholesterol, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B12.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699), Millet flour (SR Legacy 172023). 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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