Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Dry couscous
In short
Gram for gram, there are 5% more calories in dry couscous than in dry gluten-free corn pasta (376 vs 357 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (2.2×), magnesium (2.7×), zinc (2.2×), phosphorus and 2 more. More in dry couscous: pantothenic acid (2.6×), manganese, protein, niacin and copper. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
7.5 g protein · 79.3 g carbs · 2.1 g fat
12.8 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 0.64 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Fiber39% vs 18%
11 g vs 5 g
- Magnesium28% vs 10%
119 mg vs 44 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)10% vs 25%
0.48 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Manganese21% vs 34%
0.48 mg vs 0.78 mg
- Protein15% vs 26%
7.5 g vs 12.8 g
- Zinc16% vs 8%
1.8 mg vs 0.83 mg
- Phosphorus20% vs 14%
253 mg vs 170 mg
- Niacin (B3)15% vs 22%
2.4 mg vs 3.5 mg
- Thiamin (B1)19% vs 14%
0.23 mg vs 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B612% vs 6%
0.21 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Copper22% vs 27%
0.2 mg vs 0.25 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat2.1 g · 0.64 g3%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.29 g · 0.12 g1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates79.3 g · 77.4 g29%·28%
- Sodiumlimit3 mg · 10 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium294 mg · 166 mg6%·4%
- Calcium4 mg · 24 mg<1%·2%
- Iron0.93 mg · 1.1 mg5%·6%
- Vitamin A9 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.087 mg · 0.078 mg7%·6%
- Folate25 µg · 20 µg6%·5%
- 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.