Couscous vs. Coleslaw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between couscous and coleslaw?

Coleslaw has more vitamin K, vitamin C, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than couscous.
Coleslaw's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 59% higher.
Coleslaw has 5 times less vitamin B3 than couscous. Couscous has 0.983mg of vitamin B3, while coleslaw has 0.206mg.
Couscous is lower in sodium.
Couscous has a higher glycemic index (65) than coleslaw (39).

We used Couscous, cooked and Fast foods, coleslaw types in this comparison.

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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.

Couscous

Coleslaw

Contains more IronIron	+72.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+122.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~20mg

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.

Couscous

Coleslaw

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+142.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+377.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+119.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+70800%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.1µg	70.9µg	59%
Selenium	27.5µg		50%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.064g	5.348g	35%
Vitamin C	0mg	14.6mg	16%
Fats	0.16g	9.91g	15%
Sodium	5mg	203mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.029g	1.599g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.022g	2.671g	7%
Protein	3.79g	0.95g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.112mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.983mg	0.206mg	5%
Folate	15µg		4%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.026mg	3%
Carbs	23.22g	14.89g	3%
Copper	0.041mg	0.015mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.371mg	0.246mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	28µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.54mg	3%
Calcium	8mg	30mg	2%
Fructose		1.44g	2%
Calories	112kcal	153kcal	2%
Fiber	1.4g	1.9g	2%
Potassium	58mg	129mg	2%
Iron	0.38mg	0.22mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.02mg	1%
Manganese	0.084mg	0.102mg	1%
Zinc	0.26mg	0.14mg	1%
Choline	3.3mg		1%
Cholesterol	0mg	4mg	1%
Net carbs	21.82g	12.99g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	8mg	0%
Sugar	0.1g	12.19g	N/A
Phosphorus	22mg	20mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.01µg	0%
Trans fat		0.037g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.279g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		4.979g	N/A