Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Cooked couscous

Dry gluten-free corn pastaCooked couscous
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.2 times as many calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta as in cooked couscous (357 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (7.9×), magnesium (15×), carbohydrates (3.4×), phosphorus (12×) and 9 more. More in cooked couscous: selenium (3.5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry gluten-free corn pasta357 cal

7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 g fat

Cooked couscous112 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.2 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%25%50%
  • Selenium7.9 µg · 27.5 µg
    14%50%
  • Fiber11 g · 1.4 g
    39%5%
  • Magnesium119 mg · 8 mg
    28%2%
  • Carbohydrates79.3 g · 23.2 g
    29%8%
  • Phosphorus253 mg · 22 mg
    20%2%
  • Copper0.2 mg · 0.041 mg
    22%5%
  • Manganese0.48 mg · 0.084 mg
    21%4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.23 mg · 0.063 mg
    19%5%
  • Zinc1.8 mg · 0.26 mg
    16%2%
  • Vitamin B60.21 mg · 0.051 mg
    12%3%
  • Niacin (B3)2.4 mg · 0.98 mg
    15%6%
  • Protein7.5 g · 3.8 g
    15%8%
  • Potassium294 mg · 58 mg
    6%1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.087 mg · 0.027 mg
    7%2%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2.1 g · 0.16 g3%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.29 g · 0.029 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit3 mg · 5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium4 mg · 8 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.93 mg · 0.38 mg5%·2%
  • Vitamin A9 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.48 mg · 0.37 mg10%·7%
  • Folate25 µg · 15 µg6%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700). 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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