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Couscous, dry vs. Bran raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between couscous, dry and bran raw

  • Couscous, dry has more vitamin B3, while bran raw has more manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, fiber, zinc, copper, and potassium.
  • Bran raw's daily need coverage for manganese is 211% higher.
  • Bran raw contains 4 times less vitamin B3 than couscous, dry. Couscous, dry contains 3.49mg of vitamin B3, while bran raw contains 0.934mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Couscous, dry and Oat bran, 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 31% 7.2% 15% 41% 82% 23% 73% 1.3% 102% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 168% 17% 50% 203% 134% 85% 315% 0.52% 734% 247%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +434.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +241%
Contains more IronIron +400.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +274.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +331.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +621.8%

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% 0% 0% 41% 18% 65% 75% 25% 0% 0% 15% 0%
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% 20% 0% 293% 51% 18% 90% 38% 0% 8% 39% 18%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +617.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +182.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
~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, dry Bran raw DV% diff.
Manganese 0.78mg 5.63mg 211%
Vitamin B1 0.163mg 1.17mg 84%
Selenium 45.2µg 82%
Phosphorus 170mg 734mg 81%
Iron 1.08mg 5.41mg 54%
Magnesium 44mg 235mg 45%
Fiber 5g 15.4g 42%
Zinc 0.83mg 3.11mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.252g 2.766g 17%
Copper 0.247mg 0.403mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.49mg 0.934mg 16%
Potassium 166mg 566mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.22mg 11%
Fats 0.64g 7.03g 10%
Protein 12.76g 17.3g 9%
Folate 20µg 52µg 8%
Calories 376kcal 246kcal 7%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 7%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.117g 1.328g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.089g 2.376g 6%
Vitamin B5 1.243mg 1.494mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.165mg 4%
Carbs 77.43g 66.22g 4%
Vitamin K 3.2µg 3%
Calcium 24mg 58mg 3%
Net carbs 72.43g 50.82g N/A
Sugar 1.45g N/A
Sodium 10mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0.335mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.502mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.493mg 0.668mg 0%
Leucine 0.872mg 1.374mg 0%
Lysine 0.245mg 0.76mg 0%
Methionine 0.199mg 0.335mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.62mg 0.908mg 0%
Valine 0.544mg 0.964mg 0%
Histidine 0.259mg 0.41mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 77% 9%
Protein: 12.76 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 77.43 g
Water: 8.56 g
Other: 0.61 g
17% 7% 66% 7% 3%
Protein: 17.3 g
Fats: 7.03 g
Carbs: 66.22 g
Water: 6.55 g
Other: 2.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.9%
Contains more WaterWater +30.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.6%
Contains more FatsFats +998.4%
Contains more OtherOther +375.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.089 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.252 g
21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.328 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.766 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2569.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +997.6%

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, dry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169699/nutrients
  2. Bran raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168872/nutrients

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

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