Uncooked quinoa vs Cooked couscous

In short

One serving each: 626 calories in uncooked quinoa (1 cup, 170 g), 176 calories in cooked couscous (1 cup, cooked, 157 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese, copper (16×), magnesium, folate (13×) and 17 more. More in cooked couscous: selenium (3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Uncooked quinoa626 cal

1 cup (170 g) · 24 g protein · 109 g carbs · 10.3 g fat

Cooked couscous176 cal

1 cup, cooked (157 g) · 6 g protein · 36.5 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.25 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

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.

0%87.5%175%
  • Manganese150% vs 6%

    3.5 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Copper111% vs 7%

    1 mg vs 0.064 mg

  • Magnesium80% vs 3%

    335 mg vs 12.6 mg

  • Folate78% vs 6%

    313 µg vs 23.6 µg

  • Phosphorus62% vs 3%

    777 mg vs 34.5 mg

  • Selenium26% vs 78%

    14.4 µg vs 43.2 µg

  • Zinc48% vs 4%

    5.3 mg vs 0.41 mg

  • Vitamin B649% vs 5%

    0.83 mg vs 0.08 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)51% vs 8%

    0.61 mg vs 0.099 mg

  • Iron43% vs 3%

    7.8 mg vs 0.6 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)42% vs 3%

    0.54 mg vs 0.042 mg

  • Protein48% vs 12%

    24 g vs 6 g

  • Fiber43% vs 8%

    11.9 g vs 2.2 g

  • Carbohydrates40% vs 13%

    109 g vs 36.5 g

  • Vitamin E28% vs 1%

    4.1 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Choline22% vs 1%

    119 mg vs 5.2 mg

  • Potassium20% vs 2%

    957 mg vs 91.1 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)26% vs 12%

    1.3 mg vs 0.58 mg

  • Total fat13% vs <1%

    10.3 g vs 0.25 g

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 10%

    2.6 mg vs 1.5 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs <1%

    1.2 g vs 0.046 g

  • Calcium6% vs 1%

    79.9 mg vs 12.6 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit8.5 mg · 7.8 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.16 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin C.

From USDA FoodData Central: Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874), 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.

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