Uncooked quinoa vs Plain couscous, cooked

Uncooked quinoaPlain couscous, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 27 g of uncooked quinoa or 90 g of plain couscous, cooked. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in uncooked quinoa: copper (4.3×), magnesium (7.4×), folate (3.7×), phosphorus (6.3×) and 4 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (11×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Uncooked quinoa100 cal

27.2 g · 3.8 g protein · 17.4 g carbs · 1.6 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked100 cal

90.1 g · 3.4 g protein · 20.8 g carbs (0.09 g sugars) · 0.14 g fat

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Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Selenium2.3 µg · 24.7 µg
    4%45%
  • Copper0.16 mg · 0.037 mg
    18%4%
  • Magnesium53.5 mg · 7.2 mg
    13%2%
  • Folate50 µg · 13.5 µg
    13%3%
  • Phosphorus124 mg · 19.8 mg
    10%2%
  • Sodiumlimit1.4 mg · 170 mg
    <1%7%
  • Zinc0.84 mg · 0.23 mg
    8%2%
  • Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.046 mg
    8%3%
  • Iron1.2 mg · 0.34 mg
    7%2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.086 mg · 0.024 mg
    7%2%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein3.8 g · 3.4 g8%·7%
  • Total fat1.6 g · 0.14 g2%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.19 g · 0.026 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates17.4 g · 20.8 g6%·8%
  • Fiber1.9 g · 1.3 g7%·5%
  • Potassium153 mg · 52.3 mg3%·1%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 7.2 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin A0.27 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.66 mg · 0.12 mg4%·1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.09 µg0%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.098 mg · 0.057 mg8%·5%
  • Niacin (B3)0.41 mg · 0.88 mg3%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline19.1 mg · 3 mg3%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin C, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Uncooked quinoa (SR Legacy 168874), Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441). 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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