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Roquefort vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are roquefort and couscous different?

  • Roquefort has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and vitamin A; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Roquefort covers your daily need for saturated fat, 96% more than couscous.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of couscous is 65, while the glycemic index of roquefort is 27.

Cheese, roquefort and Couscous, cooked types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 199% 8% 21% 11% 57% 168% 236% 3.9% 79%
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 +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.9%
Contains more IronIron +47.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1681.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.7%

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.
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% 98% 0% 0% 10% 135% 14% 104% 29% 80% 0% 37% 0%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2070.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +366.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roquefort Couscous DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.263g 0.029g 87%
Sodium 1809mg 5mg 78%
Calcium 662mg 8mg 65%
Phosphorus 392mg 22mg 53%
Fats 30.64g 0.16g 47%
Vitamin B2 0.586mg 0.027mg 43%
Protein 21.54g 3.79g 36%
Vitamin A 294µg 0µg 33%
Cholesterol 90mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.731mg 0.371mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.64µg 0µg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 27.5µg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.474g 0.022g 21%
Zinc 2.08mg 0.26mg 17%
Calories 369kcal 112kcal 13%
Folate 49µg 15µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.32g 0.064g 8%
Carbs 2g 23.22g 7%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.051mg 6%
Magnesium 30mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.063mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.983mg 2%
Iron 0.56mg 0.38mg 2%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Copper 0.034mg 0.041mg 1%
Potassium 91mg 58mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Net carbs 2g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.303mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.965mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.217mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 2.114mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 1.848mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.558mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.023mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 1.614mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.602mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 31% 2% 39% 6%
Protein: 21.54 g
Fats: 30.64 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 39.38 g
Other: 6.44 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 ProteinProtein +468.3%
Contains more FatsFats +19050%
Contains more OtherOther +2376.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1061%
Contains more WaterWater +84.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 29% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.263 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.32 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 +38418.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1962.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Roquefort - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171250/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.