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Couscous vs. Endive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between couscous and endive

  • Couscous has more selenium; however, endive has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin C, fiber, and copper.
  • Endive's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 192% more.
  • Couscous has 138 times more selenium than endive. Couscous has 27.5µg of selenium, while endive has 0.2µg.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index than endive.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Couscous, cooked and Endive, 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%
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13650%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441.4%
Contains more IronIron +118.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +141.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +203.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%

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%
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +238.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +230900%
Contains more FolateFolate +846.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +409.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Endive DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 231µg 192%
Selenium 27.5µg 0.2µg 50%
Folate 15µg 142µg 32%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.42mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 108µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.9mg 11%
Potassium 58mg 314mg 8%
Fiber 1.4g 3.1g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 6.5mg 7%
Carbs 23.22g 3.35g 7%
Iron 0.38mg 0.83mg 6%
Copper 0.041mg 0.099mg 6%
Protein 3.79g 1.25g 5%
Calories 112kcal 17kcal 5%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 8mg 52mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.075mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.44mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 15mg 2%
Choline 3.3mg 16.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.08mg 1%
Sodium 5mg 22mg 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 28mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 0.25g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 0.25g N/A
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.048g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.072mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.063mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0.053mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.023mg 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
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +593.1%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%
Contains more OtherOther +442.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.9%

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/nutrients

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

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