Plain couscous, cooked vs Cooked couscous

Plain couscous, cookedCooked couscous
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g), 176 calories in cooked couscous (1 cup, cooked, 157 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in plain couscous, cooked: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Plain couscous, cooked178 cal

1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 g fat

Cooked couscous176 cal

1 cup, cooked (157 g) · 6 g protein · 36.5 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.25 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Sodiumlimit302 mg · 7.8 mg
    13%<1%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein6 g · 6 g12%·12%
  • Total fat0.26 g · 0.25 g<1%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.046 g<1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates37 g · 36.5 g13%·13%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 2.2 g8%·8%
  • Potassium92.8 mg · 91.1 mg2%·2%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 12.6 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.61 mg · 0.6 mg3%·3%
  • Magnesium12.8 mg · 12.6 mg3%·3%
  • Phosphorus35.2 mg · 34.5 mg3%·3%
  • Zinc0.42 mg · 0.41 mg4%·4%
  • Copper0.066 mg · 0.064 mg7%·7%
  • Selenium43.8 µg · 43.2 µg80%·78%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.21 mg · 0.2 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.16 µg · 0.16 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.1 mg · 0.099 mg8%·8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.043 mg · 0.042 mg3%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 1.5 mg10%·10%
  • Vitamin B60.082 mg · 0.08 mg5%·5%
  • Folate24 µg · 23.6 µg6%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.3 mg · 5.2 mg1%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441), Cooked couscous (SR Legacy 169700). 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.

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