Plain couscous, cooked vs Unenriched pasta, dry

Plain couscous, cookedUnenriched pasta, dry
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in unenriched pasta, dry 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 unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (2.3×), copper (7×), carbohydrates (3.2×), protein (3.5×) and 7 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

Unenriched pasta, dry371 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%
  • Selenium27.4 µg · 63.2 µg
    50%115%
  • Copper0.041 mg · 0.29 mg
    5%32%
  • Carbohydrates23.1 g · 74.7 g
    8%27%
  • Protein3.8 g · 13 g
    8%26%
  • 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%
  • Iron0.38 mg · 1.3 mg
    2%7%
  • Niacin (B3)0.98 mg · 1.7 mg
    6%11%

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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%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.063 mg · 0.09 mg5%·8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.027 mg · 0.06 mg2%·5%
  • Folate15 µg · 18 µg4%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441), Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927). 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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