Plain couscous, cooked vs Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked
In short
One serving each: 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g), 252 calories in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (1 cup spaghetti packed, 166 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (12×), sodium and niacin (2.1×). More in ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked: magnesium (5.3×), fiber (2.4×), phosphorus (4.3×), riboflavin (3.6×) and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 g fat
1 cup spaghetti packed (166 g) · 5.4 g protein · 51.6 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 3.4 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.
- Selenium80% vs 7%
43.8 µg vs 3.7 µg
- Magnesium3% vs 16%
12.8 mg vs 68.1 mg
- Sodiumlimit13% vs <1%
302 mg vs 6.6 mg
- Fiber8% vs 20%
2.2 g vs 5.5 g
- Phosphorus3% vs 12%
35.2 mg vs 151 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 12%
0.043 mg vs 0.15 mg
- Thiamin (B1)8% vs 17%
0.1 mg vs 0.2 mg
- Zinc4% vs 11%
0.42 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Carbohydrates13% vs 19%
37 g vs 51.6 g
- Niacin (B3)10% vs 5%
1.6 mg vs 0.75 mg
- Copper7% vs 12%
0.066 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Total fat<1% vs 4%
0.26 g vs 3.4 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein6 g · 5.4 g12%·11%
- Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.25 g<1%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Potassium92.8 mg · 105 mg2%·2%
- Calcium12.8 mg · 11.6 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.61 mg · 1.2 mg3%·7%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 1.7 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.21 mg · 0.38 mg1%·3%
- Vitamin K0.16 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin B60.082 mg · 0.083 mg5%·5%
- Folate24 µg · 13.3 µg6%·3%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline5.3 mg · 9.6 mg1%·2%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441), Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cooked (SR Legacy 172027). 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.