Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Dry couscous
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
1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 g fat
1 cup (173 g) · 22.1 g protein · 134 g carbs · 1.1 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.
- Manganese22% vs 59%
0.51 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)10% vs 43%
0.51 mg vs 2.2 mg
- Protein16% vs 44%
7.8 g vs 22.1 g
- Copper24% vs 47%
0.21 mg vs 0.43 mg
- Niacin (B3)16% vs 38%
2.6 mg vs 6 mg
- Carbohydrates30% vs 49%
83.2 g vs 134 g
- Magnesium30% vs 18%
125 mg vs 76.1 mg
- Fiber41% vs 31%
11.6 g vs 8.7 g
- Iron5% vs 10%
0.98 mg vs 1.9 mg
- Zinc17% vs 13%
1.9 mg vs 1.4 mg
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.