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Couscous vs. Pomelo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between couscous and pomelo

  • Pomelo is richer than couscous in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pomelo is 68% higher.
  • Couscous contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than pomelo. Couscous contains 0.983mg of vitamin B3, while pomelo contains 0.22mg.
  • Couscous has a lower glycemic index than pomelo.

Food types used in this article are Couscous, cooked and Pummelo, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +245.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +394.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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%
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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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +346.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Pomelo DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 61mg 68%
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 7%
Protein 3.79g 0.76g 6%
Carbs 23.22g 9.62g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.22mg 5%
Potassium 58mg 216mg 5%
Calories 112kcal 38kcal 4%
Folate 15µg 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.11mg 3%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.017mg 3%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.034mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1g 2%
Copper 0.041mg 0.048mg 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.036mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 8.62g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 6mg 0%
Calcium 8mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 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
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10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +398.7%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +141.4%
Contains more WaterWater +22.8%
Contains more OtherOther +84.6%

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/nutrients

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

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