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Crackers vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers and couscous different?

  • Crackers have more vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin E; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Crackers cover your daily need for vitamin K, 58% more than couscous.
  • Crackers have 192 times more saturated fat than couscous. Crackers have 5.562g of saturated fat, while couscous has 0.029g.

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Couscous, cooked types were used 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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.4%
Contains more IronIron +960.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1027.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +484.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +310.4%

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% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2230.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1588.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +69200%
Contains more FolateFolate +513.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.9%
~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 Crackers Couscous DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 0.064g 87%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 0.1µg 58%
Iron 4.03mg 0.38mg 46%
Fats 26.43g 0.16g 40%
Selenium 6.7µg 27.5µg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.027mg 33%
Phosphorus 248mg 22mg 32%
Sodium 726mg 5mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.063mg 29%
Saturated fat 5.562g 0.029g 25%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 0.983mg 21%
Calories 510kcal 112kcal 20%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Folate 92µg 15µg 19%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 0.13mg 19%
Manganese 0.491mg 0.084mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 0.022g 16%
Carbs 61.3g 23.22g 13%
Calcium 120mg 8mg 11%
Copper 0.104mg 0.041mg 7%
Protein 6.64g 3.79g 6%
Fiber 2.3g 1.4g 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.26mg 2%
Potassium 118mg 58mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Choline 9.6mg 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.371mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.051mg 1%
Net carbs 59g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 0.1g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.077mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.2%
Contains more FatsFats +16418.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164%
Contains more OtherOther +857.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2211.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 g
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29686.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20426.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/nutrients
  2. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.