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Couscous vs. Clementine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between couscous and clementine

  • Couscous has more selenium; however, clementine has more vitamin C.
  • Clementine's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 54% more.
  • Couscous has 275 times more selenium than clementine. Couscous has 27.5µg of selenium, while clementine has 0.1µg.
  • Couscous is lower in sugar.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index than clementine.

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

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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 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 9% 16% 5.3% 14% 1.6% 9% 0.13% 3% 0.55%
Contains more IronIron +171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +265.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +205.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Copper ~0.043mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~21mg

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% 0% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
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 163% 0% 4% 0% 22% 6.9% 12% 9.1% 17% 0% 0% 18% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +145.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +324.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Clementine DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 48.8mg 54%
Selenium 27.5µg 0.1µg 50%
Protein 3.79g 0.85g 6%
Carbs 23.22g 12.02g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.151mg 4%
Potassium 58mg 177mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 47kcal 3%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.023mg 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.14mg 3%
Choline 3.3mg 14mg 2%
Folate 15µg 24µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.075mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.636mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.086mg 2%
Fructose 1.64g 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.06mg 2%
Calcium 8mg 30mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1.7g 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 10.32g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 9.18g N/A
Copper 0.041mg 0.043mg 0%
Phosphorus 22mg 21mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 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
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
12% 87%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 12.02 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +345.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.2%
Contains more WaterWater +19.3%
Contains more OtherOther +53.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.15g

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/nutrients
  2. Clementine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168195/nutrients

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

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