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Couscous vs. White wine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between couscous and white wine

  • Couscous is higher than white wine in selenium, vitamin B5, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Couscous covers your daily selenium needs 50% more than white wine.
  • The glycemic index of white wine is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Couscous, cooked and Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white.

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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 7.1% 2.7% 6.3% 10% 1.3% 3.3% 7.7% 0.65% 15% 0.55%
Contains more IronIron +40.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +925%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.3%
~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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% 1.3% 3.5% 2% 2.7% 12% 0% 1% 0.75% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +810.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +724.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous White wine DV% diff.
Selenium 27.5µg 0.1µg 50%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.045mg 7%
Carbs 23.22g 2.6g 7%
Protein 3.79g 0.07g 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.108mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.005mg 5%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Copper 0.041mg 0.004mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 82kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.117mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.015mg 1%
Phosphorus 22mg 18mg 1%
Zinc 0.26mg 0.12mg 1%
Iron 0.38mg 0.27mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0g 0%
Net carbs 21.82g 2.6g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 8mg 9mg 0%
Potassium 58mg 71mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 0.96g N/A
Sodium 5mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 3.3mg 4.3mg 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
3% 87% 10%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.6 g
Water: 86.86 g
Other: 10.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5314.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +793.1%
Contains more WaterWater +19.7%
Contains more OtherOther +3926.9%

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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. White wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174837/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.