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