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Couscous vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between couscous and jelly bean?

  • The amount of selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3 in couscous is higher than in jelly bean.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 48% more.
  • Couscous has less sugar.
  • Couscous has a lower glycemic index (65) than jelly bean (80).

We used Couscous, cooked and Candies, jellybeans types in this article.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.8%
Contains more IronIron +192.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +420%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1475%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4022.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Jelly bean DV% diff.
Selenium 27.5µg 1.1µg 48%
Carbs 23.22g 93.55g 23%
Calories 112kcal 375kcal 13%
Protein 3.79g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.009mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.008mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0.2g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.004mg 5%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.004mg 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.13mg 3%
Phosphorus 22mg 4mg 3%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.035mg 2%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.05mg 2%
Sodium 5mg 50mg 2%
Choline 3.3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.011mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0mg 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.028mg 1%
Potassium 58mg 37mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 3mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 70g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0g 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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
Contains more WaterWater +1051.9%
Contains more OtherOther +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +302.9%

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/nutrients

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

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