Plain couscous, cooked vs Uncooked quinoa
In short
Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in uncooked quinoa as in plain couscous, cooked (368 vs 111 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (3.2×) and sodium. More in uncooked quinoa: copper (14×), magnesium, folate (12×), phosphorus and 12 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3.8 g protein · 23.1 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat
14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 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.
- Copper5% vs 66%
0.041 mg vs 0.59 mg
- Magnesium2% vs 47%
8 mg vs 197 mg
- Folate4% vs 46%
15 µg vs 184 µg
- Phosphorus2% vs 37%
22 mg vs 457 mg
- Selenium50% vs 15%
27.4 µg vs 8.5 µg
- Zinc2% vs 28%
0.26 mg vs 3.1 mg
- Vitamin B63% vs 29%
0.051 mg vs 0.49 mg
- Thiamin (B1)5% vs 30%
0.063 mg vs 0.36 mg
- Iron2% vs 25%
0.38 mg vs 4.6 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 24%
0.027 mg vs 0.32 mg
- Protein8% vs 28%
3.8 g vs 14.1 g
- Fiber5% vs 25%
1.4 g vs 7 g
- Vitamin E1% vs 16%
0.13 mg vs 2.4 mg
- Carbohydrates8% vs 23%
23.1 g vs 64.2 g
- Choline1% vs 13%
3.3 mg vs 70.2 mg
- Potassium1% vs 12%
58 mg vs 563 mg
- Sodiumlimit8% vs <1%
189 mg vs 5 mg
- Total fat<1% vs 8%
0.16 g vs 6.1 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.71 g<1%·4%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Calcium8 mg · 47 mg1%·4%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 1 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.98 mg · 1.5 mg6%·10%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin C, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441), Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874). 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.