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Couscous vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between couscous and fruit salad

  • Couscous has more vitamin B5; however, fruit salad has more vitamin A.
  • Fruit salad's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 12% more.
  • Couscous has 7 times more vitamin B5 than fruit salad. Couscous has 0.371mg of vitamin B5, while fruit salad has 0.053mg.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index than fruit salad.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Couscous, cooked and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more IronIron +52%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg
~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +176.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Fruit salad DV% diff.
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Protein 3.79g 0.51g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.053mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.011mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.356mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 30µg 3%
Folate 15µg 3µg 3%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.151mg 3%
Calories 112kcal 50kcal 3%
Carbs 23.22g 13.05g 3%
Potassium 58mg 116mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1g 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.027mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.014mg 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.05mg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.14mg 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.03g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 12.05g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 8mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 5mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.004g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.011g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +643.1%
Contains more FatsFats +433.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.9%
Contains more WaterWater +18.7%
~equal in Other ~0.26g

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
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +340%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +481.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.