Uncooked quinoa vs Cooked couscous
In short
Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in uncooked quinoa as in cooked couscous (368 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in uncooked quinoa: manganese, copper (14×), magnesium, folate (12×) and 14 more. More in cooked couscous: selenium (3.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat
3.8 g protein · 23.2 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 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.
- Manganese88% vs 4%
2 mg vs 0.084 mg
- Copper66% vs 5%
0.59 mg vs 0.041 mg
- Magnesium47% vs 2%
197 mg vs 8 mg
- Folate46% vs 4%
184 µg vs 15 µg
- Phosphorus37% vs 2%
457 mg vs 22 mg
- Selenium15% vs 50%
8.5 µg vs 27.5 µg
- Zinc28% vs 2%
3.1 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Vitamin B629% vs 3%
0.49 mg vs 0.051 mg
- Thiamin (B1)30% vs 5%
0.36 mg vs 0.063 mg
- Iron25% vs 2%
4.6 mg vs 0.38 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 2%
0.32 mg vs 0.027 mg
- Protein28% vs 8%
14.1 g vs 3.8 g
- Fiber25% vs 5%
7 g vs 1.4 g
- Vitamin E16% vs 1%
2.4 mg vs 0.13 mg
- Carbohydrates23% vs 8%
64.2 g vs 23.2 g
- Choline13% vs 1%
70.2 mg vs 3.3 mg
- Potassium12% vs 1%
563 mg vs 58 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 7%
0.77 mg vs 0.37 mg
- Total fat8% vs <1%
6.1 g vs 0.16 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.029 g4%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit5 mg · 5 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium47 mg · 8 mg4%·1%
- Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.1 µg0%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)1.5 mg · 0.98 mg10%·6%
- 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.