Dry couscous vs Unenriched pasta, dry
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 376 in 100 g of dry couscous, 371 of unenriched pasta, dry. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in dry couscous: pantothenic acid (2.9×), niacin (2.1×), fiber and thiamin. More in unenriched pasta, dry: manganese, zinc and copper. 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
13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 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.
- Pantothenic acid (B5)1.2 mg · 0.43 mg25%9%
- Niacin (B3)3.5 mg · 1.7 mg22%11%
- Fiber5 g · 3.2 g18%11%
- Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.09 mg14%8%
- Manganese0.78 mg · 0.92 mg34%40%
- Zinc0.83 mg · 1.4 mg8%13%
- Copper0.25 mg · 0.29 mg27%32%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein12.8 g · 13 g26%·26%
- Total fat0.64 g · 1.5 g1%·2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.28 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates77.4 g · 74.7 g28%·27%
- Sodiumlimit10 mg · 6 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium166 mg · 223 mg4%·5%
- Calcium24 mg · 21 mg2%·2%
- Iron1.1 mg · 1.3 mg6%·7%
- Magnesium44 mg · 53 mg10%·13%
- Phosphorus170 mg · 189 mg14%·15%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.078 mg · 0.06 mg6%·5%
- Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.14 mg6%·8%
- Folate20 µg · 18 µg5%·5%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin E, vitamin K.
From USDA FoodData Central: Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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.