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Celery vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between celery and couscous

  • Celery has more vitamin K, vitamin A, potassium, and folate; however, couscous has more selenium.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 49% more.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index than celery.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Celery, raw and Couscous, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +348.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.6%
Contains more IronIron +90%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6775%
~equal in Phosphorus ~22mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Celery
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29200%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 0.4µg 27.5µg 49%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0.1µg 24%
Carbs 2.97g 23.22g 7%
Potassium 260mg 58mg 6%
Protein 0.69g 3.79g 6%
Calories 16kcal 112kcal 5%
Folate 36µg 15µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.983mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.063mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.371mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.027mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.13mg 1%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.084mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.26mg 1%
Copper 0.035mg 0.041mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.4g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 3.3mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 1.37g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 1.34g 0.1g N/A
Phosphorus 24mg 22mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.077mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.5%
Contains more OtherOther +184.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +449.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +681.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.16g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/nutrients
  2. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.