Uncooked quinoa vs Dry couscous
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 368 in 100 g of uncooked quinoa, 376 of dry couscous. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in uncooked quinoa: manganese (2.6×), folate (9.2×), copper (2.4×), magnesium (4.5×) and 9 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
14.1 g protein · 64.2 g carbs · 6.1 g fat
12.8 g protein · 77.4 g carbs · 0.64 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 34%
2 mg vs 0.78 mg
- Folate46% vs 5%
184 µg vs 20 µg
- Copper66% vs 27%
0.59 mg vs 0.25 mg
- Magnesium47% vs 10%
197 mg vs 44 mg
- Phosphorus37% vs 14%
457 mg vs 170 mg
- Vitamin B629% vs 6%
0.49 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Zinc28% vs 8%
3.1 mg vs 0.83 mg
- Iron25% vs 6%
4.6 mg vs 1.1 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)24% vs 6%
0.32 mg vs 0.078 mg
- Thiamin (B1)30% vs 14%
0.36 mg vs 0.16 mg
- Niacin (B3)10% vs 22%
1.5 mg vs 3.5 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)15% vs 25%
0.77 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Potassium12% vs 4%
563 mg vs 166 mg
- Fiber25% vs 18%
7 g vs 5 g
- Total fat8% vs 1%
6.1 g vs 0.64 g
- Carbohydrates23% vs 28%
64.2 g vs 77.4 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein14.1 g · 12.8 g28%·26%
- Saturated fatlimit0.71 g · 0.12 g4%·1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit5 mg · 10 mg<1%·<1%
- Calcium47 mg · 24 mg4%·2%
- Vitamin A1 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.