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Couscous vs. Peppermint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between couscous and peppermint

  • Couscous has less vitamin A, iron, manganese, vitamin C, copper, fiber, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium than peppermint.
  • Peppermint covers your daily need for vitamin A, 85% more than couscous.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Couscous, cooked and Peppermint, fresh.

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2937.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +881%
Contains more IronIron +1236.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +702.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +326.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1300%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +885.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.338mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Peppermint DV% diff.
Iron 0.38mg 5.08mg 59%
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Manganese 0.084mg 1.176mg 47%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.8mg 35%
Copper 0.041mg 0.329mg 32%
Fiber 1.4g 8g 26%
Folate 15µg 114µg 25%
Calcium 8mg 243mg 24%
Vitamin A 0µg 212µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.266mg 18%
Magnesium 8mg 80mg 17%
Potassium 58mg 569mg 15%
Zinc 0.26mg 1.11mg 8%
Phosphorus 22mg 73mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.129mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 1.706mg 5%
Carbs 23.22g 14.89g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.508g 3%
Calories 112kcal 70kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.082mg 2%
Fats 0.16g 0.94g 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Sodium 5mg 31mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.338mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.246g 1%
Protein 3.79g 3.75g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 6.89g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.075mg 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
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.9%
Contains more FatsFats +487.5%
Contains more OtherOther +580.8%
~equal in Protein ~3.75g
~equal in Water ~78.65g

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
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +693.8%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients

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

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