Dry enriched pasta vs Plain couscous, cooked

Dry enriched pastaPlain couscous, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in dry enriched pasta as in plain couscous, cooked (371 vs 111 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry enriched pasta: folate, thiamin (14×), selenium (2.3×), niacin (7.3×) and 10 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry enriched pasta371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked111 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 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%62.5%125%
  • Folate391 µg · 15 µg
    98%4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.89 mg · 0.063 mg
    74%5%
  • Selenium63.2 µg · 27.4 µg
    115%50%
  • Niacin (B3)7.2 mg · 0.98 mg
    45%6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.4 mg · 0.027 mg
    31%2%
  • Copper0.29 mg · 0.041 mg
    32%5%
  • Carbohydrates74.7 g · 23.1 g
    27%8%
  • Protein13 g · 3.8 g
    26%8%
  • Iron3.3 mg · 0.38 mg
    18%2%
  • Phosphorus189 mg · 22 mg
    15%2%
  • Magnesium53 mg · 8 mg
    13%2%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 0.26 mg
    13%2%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 189 mg
    <1%8%
  • Fiber3.2 g · 1.4 g
    11%5%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.051 mg
    8%3%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.5 g · 0.16 g2%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.029 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium223 mg · 58 mg5%·1%
  • Calcium21 mg · 8 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.13 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline15.1 mg · 3.3 mg3%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736), Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441). 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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