Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Dry couscous

Dry gluten-free corn pastaDry couscous
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g), 650 calories in dry couscous (1 cup, 173 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: magnesium, fiber and zinc. More in dry couscous: manganese (2.7×), pantothenic acid (4.2×), protein (2.8×), copper (2×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry gluten-free corn pasta375 cal

1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 g fat

Dry couscous650 cal

1 cup (173 g) · 22.1 g protein · 134 g carbs · 1.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Manganese0.51 mg · 1.3 mg
    22%59%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.51 mg · 2.2 mg
    10%43%
  • Protein7.8 g · 22.1 g
    16%44%
  • Copper0.21 mg · 0.43 mg
    24%47%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 6 mg
    16%38%
  • Carbohydrates83.2 g · 134 g
    30%49%
  • Magnesium125 mg · 76.1 mg
    30%18%
  • Fiber11.6 g · 8.7 g
    41%31%
  • Iron0.98 mg · 1.9 mg
    5%10%
  • Zinc1.9 mg · 1.4 mg
    17%13%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2.2 g · 1.1 g3%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.3 g · 0.2 g2%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit3.1 mg · 17.3 mg<1%·1%
  • Potassium309 mg · 287 mg7%·6%
  • Calcium4.2 mg · 41.5 mg<1%·3%
  • Phosphorus266 mg · 294 mg21%·24%
  • Vitamin A9.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.24 mg · 0.28 mg20%·23%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.091 mg · 0.13 mg7%·10%
  • Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.19 mg13%·11%
  • Folate26.3 µg · 34.6 µg7%·9%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin D.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699). 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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