Rye flour vs Cooked couscous

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 28 g of rye flour or 89 g of cooked couscous. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye flour: manganese (8.1×), fiber (3.1×), copper (2.6×), phosphorus (4.1×) and magnesium (3.8×). More in cooked couscous: selenium (5.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Rye flour100 cal

28.5 g · 2.4 g protein · 22 g carbs · 0.54 g fat

Cooked couscous100 cal

89.3 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.7 g carbs (0.089 g sugars) · 0.14 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Selenium9% vs 45%

    4.7 µg vs 24.6 µg

  • Manganese26% vs 3%

    0.61 mg vs 0.075 mg

  • Fiber14% vs 4%

    3.9 g vs 1.3 g

  • Copper11% vs 4%

    0.096 mg vs 0.037 mg

  • Phosphorus6% vs 2%

    79.9 mg vs 19.6 mg

  • Magnesium6% vs 2%

    27.2 mg vs 7.1 mg

Show as: bars · dots

Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.4 g · 3.4 g5%·7%
  • Total fat0.54 g · 0.14 g1%·<1%
  • Carbohydrates22 g · 20.7 g8%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit0 mg · 4.5 mg0%·<1%
  • Potassium124 mg · 51.8 mg3%·1%
  • Calcium9.2 mg · 7.1 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.72 mg · 0.34 mg4%·2%
  • Zinc0.66 mg · 0.23 mg6%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.062 mg · 0.056 mg5%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.024 mg4%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.33 mg · 0.88 mg2%·5%
  • Vitamin B60.047 mg · 0.046 mg3%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: saturated fat, cholesterol, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), folate, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Rye flour (Foundation 2512375), 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.

vs
Rye flour vs Cooked couscous: nutrition compared | MyFoodAnalysis