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Couscous vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between couscous and piña colada?

  • Couscous is richer in selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3, while piña colada is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 49% higher.
  • Piña colada has 8 times less vitamin B3 than couscous. Couscous has 0.983mg of vitamin B3, while piña colada has 0.118mg.
  • Couscous is lower in saturated fat.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index (65) than piña colada (15).

We used Couscous, cooked and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe types in this comparison.

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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% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +214.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3828.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +528.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg
~equal in Calcium ~8mg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +733.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +508.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Piña colada DV% diff.
Selenium 27.5µg 0.7µg 49%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.528mg 19%
Protein 3.79g 0.42g 7%
Saturated fat 0.029g 1.636g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.061mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.9mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.118mg 5%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Copper 0.041mg 0.079mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 174kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.029mg 3%
Fats 0.16g 1.88g 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.21mg 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 7mg 2%
Folate 15µg 12µg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.017mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Carbs 23.22g 22.66g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 22.36g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 8mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 58mg 71mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 22.33g N/A
Sodium 5mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.033g 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
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +802.4%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1075%
Contains more OtherOther +3765.4%
~equal in Carbs ~22.66g

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
93% 5% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.636 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +272.7%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.