Dry couscous vs Quinoa flour

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of dry couscous or 26 g of quinoa flour. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in quinoa flour: manganese (2.6×), magnesium (3.7×), copper, iron (4.2×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry couscous100 cal

26.6 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.6 g carbs · 0.17 g fat

Quinoa flour100 cal

26.4 g · 3.2 g protein · 18.4 g carbs · 1.7 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Manganese9% vs 23%

    0.21 mg vs 0.53 mg

  • Magnesium3% vs 10%

    11.7 mg vs 43.3 mg

  • Copper7% vs 14%

    0.066 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Iron2% vs 7%

    0.29 mg vs 1.2 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 6%

    0.021 mg vs 0.084 mg

  • Zinc2% vs 7%

    0.22 mg vs 0.73 mg

  • Phosphorus4% vs 8%

    45.2 mg vs 97.6 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.4 g · 3.2 g7%·6%
  • Total fat0.17 g · 1.7 g<1%·2%
  • Carbohydrates20.6 g · 18.4 g7%·7%
  • Fiber1.3 g · 1.7 g5%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit2.7 mg · 1.7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium44.1 mg · 146 mg1%·3%
  • Calcium6.4 mg · 9.9 mg<1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.043 mg · 0.091 mg4%·8%
  • Niacin (B3)0.93 mg · 0.32 mg6%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.029 mg · 0.059 mg2%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699), Quinoa flour (Foundation 2512372). 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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