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Couscous vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between couscous and truffle?

  • The amount of fiber, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and copper in truffle is higher than in couscous.
  • Truffle's daily need coverage for fiber is 275% more.
  • Truffle has a lower glycemic index (45) than couscous (65).

We used Couscous, cooked and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried 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 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +937.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1887.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1200%
Contains more IronIron +1447.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +346.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +407.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +736.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2222.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.8%

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% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3025.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.3%
~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 Truffle DV% diff.
Fiber 1.4g 70.1g 275%
Manganese 0.084mg 1.951mg 81%
Iron 0.38mg 5.88mg 69%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.844mg 63%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 6.267mg 33%
Selenium 27.5µg 43.4µg 29%
Phosphorus 22mg 184mg 23%
Potassium 58mg 754mg 20%
Magnesium 8mg 83mg 18%
Carbs 23.22g 73.01g 17%
Copper 0.041mg 0.183mg 16%
Calcium 8mg 159mg 15%
Protein 3.79g 9.25g 11%
Zinc 0.26mg 1.32mg 10%
Calories 112kcal 284kcal 9%
Folate 15µg 38µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.112mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.481mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Sodium 5mg 35mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.73g 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Net carbs 21.82g 2.91g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
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
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +390.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +144.1%
Contains more FatsFats +356.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.4%
Contains more OtherOther +750%

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/nutrients

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

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