Uncooked quinoa vs Dry couscous

In short

One serving each: 626 calories in uncooked quinoa (1 cup, 170 g), 650 calories in dry couscous (1 cup, 173 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (2.6×), folate (9×), copper (2.3×), magnesium (4.4×) and 10 more. More in dry couscous: niacin (2.3×), pantothenic acid and carbohydrates. 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

Dry couscous650 cal

1 cup (173 g) · 22.1 g protein · 134 g carbs · 1.1 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 59%

    3.5 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Folate78% vs 9%

    313 µg vs 34.6 µg

  • Copper111% vs 47%

    1 mg vs 0.43 mg

  • Magnesium80% vs 18%

    335 mg vs 76.1 mg

  • Phosphorus62% vs 24%

    777 mg vs 294 mg

  • Vitamin B649% vs 11%

    0.83 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Zinc48% vs 13%

    5.3 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Iron43% vs 10%

    7.8 mg vs 1.9 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)42% vs 10%

    0.54 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)51% vs 23%

    0.61 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Niacin (B3)16% vs 38%

    2.6 mg vs 6 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)26% vs 43%

    1.3 mg vs 2.2 mg

  • Potassium20% vs 6%

    957 mg vs 287 mg

  • Total fat13% vs 1%

    10.3 g vs 1.1 g

  • Fiber43% vs 31%

    11.9 g vs 8.7 g

  • Carbohydrates40% vs 49%

    109 g vs 134 g

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 1%

    1.2 g vs 0.2 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein24 g · 22.1 g48%·44%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit8.5 mg · 17.3 mg<1%·1%
  • Calcium79.9 mg · 41.5 mg6%·3%
  • Vitamin A1.7 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874), Dry couscous (SR Legacy 169699). 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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