Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
One serving each: 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (5.2×), magnesium (9.8×), phosphorus (7.5×), carbohydrates (2.3×) and 6 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (5.3×) and sodium. 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, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 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.
- Selenium15% vs 80%
8.3 µg vs 43.8 µg
- Fiber41% vs 8%
11.6 g vs 2.2 g
- Magnesium30% vs 3%
125 mg vs 12.8 mg
- Phosphorus21% vs 3%
266 mg vs 35.2 mg
- Carbohydrates30% vs 13%
83.2 g vs 37 g
- Copper24% vs 7%
0.21 mg vs 0.066 mg
- Zinc17% vs 4%
1.9 mg vs 0.42 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 13%
3.1 mg vs 302 mg
- Thiamin (B1)20% vs 8%
0.24 mg vs 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B613% vs 5%
0.22 mg vs 0.082 mg
- Niacin (B3)16% vs 10%
2.6 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Potassium7% vs 2%
309 mg vs 92.8 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein7.8 g · 6 g16%·12%
- Total fat2.2 g · 0.26 g3%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.3 g · 0.046 g2%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Calcium4.2 mg · 12.8 mg<1%·1%
- Iron0.98 mg · 0.61 mg5%·3%
- Vitamin A9.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.091 mg · 0.043 mg7%·3%
- Folate26.3 µg · 24 µg7%·6%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), 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.