Dry couscous vs Rye flour

In short

One serving each: 650 calories in dry couscous (1 cup, 173 g), 351 calories in rye flour (100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry couscous: niacin (5.2×), protein (2.6×), carbohydrates, copper and thiamin. More in rye flour: manganese, fiber, zinc and magnesium. 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

Rye flour351 cal

100 g · 8.4 g protein · 77.2 g carbs · 1.9 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.

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  • Manganese59% vs 93%

    1.3 mg vs 2.1 mg

  • Niacin (B3)38% vs 7%

    6 mg vs 1.2 mg

  • Protein44% vs 17%

    22.1 g vs 8.4 g

  • Carbohydrates49% vs 28%

    134 g vs 77.2 g

  • Fiber31% vs 49%

    8.7 g vs 13.7 g

  • Copper47% vs 38%

    0.43 mg vs 0.34 mg

  • Zinc13% vs 21%

    1.4 mg vs 2.3 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)23% vs 18%

    0.28 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Magnesium18% vs 23%

    76.1 mg vs 95.4 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.1 g · 1.9 g1%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit17.3 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Potassium287 mg · 434 mg6%·9%
  • Calcium41.5 mg · 32.2 mg3%·2%
  • Iron1.9 mg · 2.5 mg10%·14%
  • Phosphorus294 mg · 280 mg24%·22%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.13 mg · 0.17 mg10%·13%
  • Vitamin B60.19 mg · 0.16 mg11%·10%

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), Rye flour (Foundation 2512375). 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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