Unenriched pasta, dry vs Cooked couscous

Unenriched pasta, dryCooked couscous
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 3.3 times as many calories in unenriched pasta, dry as in cooked couscous (371 vs 112 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unenriched pasta, dry: selenium (2.3×), manganese (11×), copper (7×), carbohydrates (3.2×) and 8 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unenriched pasta, dry371 cal

13 g protein · 74.7 g carbs (2.7 g sugars) · 1.5 g fat

Cooked couscous112 cal

3.8 g protein · 23.2 g carbs (0.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Selenium63.2 µg · 27.5 µg
    115%50%
  • Manganese0.92 mg · 0.084 mg
    40%4%
  • Copper0.29 mg · 0.041 mg
    32%5%
  • Carbohydrates74.7 g · 23.2 g
    27%8%
  • Protein13 g · 3.8 g
    26%8%
  • Phosphorus189 mg · 22 mg
    15%2%
  • Magnesium53 mg · 8 mg
    13%2%
  • Zinc1.4 mg · 0.26 mg
    13%2%
  • Fiber3.2 g · 1.4 g
    11%5%
  • Vitamin B60.14 mg · 0.051 mg
    8%3%
  • Iron1.3 mg · 0.38 mg
    7%2%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 0.98 mg
    11%6%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat1.5 g · 0.16 g2%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.28 g · 0.029 g1%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit6 mg · 5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium223 mg · 58 mg5%·1%
  • Calcium21 mg · 8 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.13 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.1 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.09 mg · 0.063 mg8%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.06 mg · 0.027 mg5%·2%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.43 mg · 0.37 mg9%·7%
  • Folate18 µg · 15 µg5%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Unenriched pasta, dry (SR Legacy 168927), 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.

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