Plain couscous, cooked vs Dry enriched pasta

Plain couscous, cookedDry enriched pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in dry enriched pasta as in plain couscous, cooked (371 vs 111 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in plain couscous, cooked: sodium. More in dry enriched pasta: folate, thiamin (14×), selenium (2.3×), niacin (7.3×) and 10 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Plain couscous, cooked111 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat

Dry enriched pasta371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

0%62.5%125%
  • Folate15 µg · 391 µg
    4%98%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.89 mg
    5%74%
  • Selenium27.4 µg · 63.2 µg
    50%115%
  • Niacin (B3)0.98 mg · 7.2 mg
    6%45%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.027 mg · 0.4 mg
    2%31%
  • Copper0.041 mg · 0.29 mg
    5%32%
  • Carbohydrates23.1 g · 74.7 g
    8%27%
  • Protein3.8 g · 13 g
    8%26%
  • Iron0.38 mg · 3.3 mg
    2%18%
  • Phosphorus22 mg · 189 mg
    2%15%
  • Magnesium8 mg · 53 mg
    2%13%
  • Zinc0.26 mg · 1.4 mg
    2%13%
  • Sodiumlimit189 mg · 6 mg
    8%<1%
  • Fiber1.4 g · 3.2 g
    5%11%
  • Vitamin B60.051 mg · 0.14 mg
    3%8%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Total fat0.16 g · 1.5 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.28 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium58 mg · 223 mg1%·5%
  • Calcium8 mg · 21 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.13 mg · 0.11 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline3.3 mg · 15.1 mg1%·3%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441), Dry enriched pasta (SR Legacy 169736). 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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