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Couscous vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between couscous and feijoa

  • Couscous has less vitamin C and fiber than feijoa.
  • Feijoa covers your daily need for vitamin C, 37% more than couscous.
  • Couscous has 3 times more vitamin B3 than feijoa. While couscous has 0.983mg of vitamin B3, feijoa has only 0.295mg.
  • Couscous has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of couscous is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Couscous, cooked and Feijoa, 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%
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more IronIron +171.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +196.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
~equal in Manganese ~0.084mg

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%
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +233.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Feijoa DV% diff.
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Vitamin C 0mg 32.9mg 37%
Fiber 1.4g 6.4g 20%
Protein 3.79g 0.71g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.006mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.295mg 4%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.233mg 3%
Calories 112kcal 61kcal 3%
Potassium 58mg 172mg 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.14mg 3%
Carbs 23.22g 15.21g 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.06mg 2%
Folate 15µg 23µg 2%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.067mg 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.036mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.018mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 8.81g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 8.2g N/A
Phosphorus 22mg 19mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.16mg 0%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.084mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0.056g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.136g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

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
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +433.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.7%
Contains more FatsFats +162.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more OtherOther +46.2%

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
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +154.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.5%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/nutrients
  2. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/nutrients

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

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