Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Plain couscous, cooked
In short
Gram for gram, there are 3.2 times as many calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta as in plain couscous, cooked (357 vs 111 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 8 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (3.5×) and sodium. 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
3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 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.
- Selenium14% vs 50%
7.9 µg vs 27.4 µg
- Fiber39% vs 5%
11 g vs 1.4 g
- Magnesium28% vs 2%
119 mg vs 8 mg
- Carbohydrates29% vs 8%
79.3 g vs 23.1 g
- Phosphorus20% vs 2%
253 mg vs 22 mg
- Copper22% vs 5%
0.2 mg vs 0.041 mg
- Thiamin (B1)19% vs 5%
0.23 mg vs 0.063 mg
- Zinc16% vs 2%
1.8 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Vitamin B612% vs 3%
0.21 mg vs 0.051 mg
- Niacin (B3)15% vs 6%
2.4 mg vs 0.98 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 8%
3 mg vs 189 mg
- Protein15% vs 8%
7.5 g vs 3.8 g
- Potassium6% vs 1%
294 mg vs 58 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 2%
0.087 mg vs 0.027 mg
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%
- 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%
- Folate25 µg · 15 µg6%·4%
- 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.