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Cocktail sauce vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cocktail sauce and couscous

  • Cocktail sauce has more vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin E, and iron; however, couscous is richer in selenium and vitamin B5.
  • Couscous covers your daily selenium needs 46% more than cocktail sauce.
  • Couscous contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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 +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +432.8%
Contains more IronIron +118.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +170.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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 +730.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +445.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 2.2µg 27.5µg 46%
Sodium 983mg 5mg 43%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.111mg 0.041mg 8%
Potassium 309mg 58mg 7%
Iron 0.83mg 0.38mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 0.13mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.371mg 6%
Protein 1.36g 3.79g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.063mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0.1µg 4%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.084mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.027mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.4g 2%
Calcium 26mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.051mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Carbs 28.22g 23.22g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Folate 17µg 15µg 1%
Choline 11mg 3.3mg 1%
Calories 124kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.983mg 1%
Phosphorus 30mg 22mg 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.26mg 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.16g 1%
Net carbs 26.42g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 11.83g 0.1g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 FatsFats +556.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1323.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +178.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.5%

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.