Plain couscous, cooked vs Dry enriched pasta

Plain couscous, cookedDry enriched pasta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g), 338 calories in dry enriched pasta (1 cup spaghetti, 91 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in plain couscous, cooked: sodium. More in dry enriched pasta: folate (15×), thiamin (8×), niacin (4.2×), selenium and 8 more. 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

Dry enriched pasta338 cal

1 cup spaghetti (91 g) · 11.9 g protein · 67.9 g carbs (2.4 g sugars) · 1.4 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%62.5%125%
  • Folate24 µg · 356 µg
    6%89%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.1 mg · 0.81 mg
    8%68%
  • Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 6.5 mg
    10%41%
  • Selenium43.8 µg · 57.5 µg
    80%105%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.043 mg · 0.36 mg
    3%28%
  • Copper0.066 mg · 0.26 mg
    7%29%
  • Iron0.61 mg · 3 mg
    3%17%
  • Sodiumlimit302 mg · 5.5 mg
    13%<1%
  • Protein6 g · 11.9 g
    12%24%
  • Carbohydrates37 g · 67.9 g
    13%25%
  • Phosphorus35.2 mg · 172 mg
    3%14%
  • Magnesium12.8 mg · 48.2 mg
    3%11%
  • Zinc0.42 mg · 1.3 mg
    4%12%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.26 g · 1.4 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.046 g · 0.25 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 2.9 g8%·10%
  • Potassium92.8 mg · 203 mg2%·4%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 19.1 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.21 mg · 0.1 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.16 µg · 0.091 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.082 mg · 0.13 mg5%·8%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline5.3 mg · 13.7 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), 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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