Rye flour vs Plain couscous, cooked

In short

One serving each: 351 calories in rye flour (100 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in rye flour: fiber (6.1×), copper (5.2×), magnesium (7.5×), phosphorus (8×) and 8 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (2.6×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Rye flour351 cal

100 g · 8.4 g protein · 77.2 g carbs · 1.9 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked178 cal

1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 g fat

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Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Selenium30% vs 80%

    16.6 µg vs 43.8 µg

  • Fiber49% vs 8%

    13.7 g vs 2.2 g

  • Copper38% vs 7%

    0.34 mg vs 0.066 mg

  • Magnesium23% vs 3%

    95.4 mg vs 12.8 mg

  • Phosphorus22% vs 3%

    280 mg vs 35.2 mg

  • Zinc21% vs 4%

    2.3 mg vs 0.42 mg

  • Carbohydrates28% vs 13%

    77.2 g vs 37 g

  • Sodiumlimit0% vs 13%

    0 mg vs 302 mg

  • Iron14% vs 3%

    2.5 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)13% vs 3%

    0.17 mg vs 0.043 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)18% vs 8%

    0.22 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Potassium9% vs 2%

    434 mg vs 92.8 mg

  • Vitamin B610% vs 5%

    0.16 mg vs 0.082 mg

  • Protein17% vs 12%

    8.4 g vs 6 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.9 g · 0.26 g2%·<1%
  • Calcium32.2 mg · 12.8 mg2%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)1.2 mg · 1.6 mg7%·10%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Rye flour (Foundation 2512375), Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441). 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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