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Cream of mushroom soup vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cream of mushroom soup and couscous

  • Cream of mushroom soup has more vitamin K and polyunsaturated fat; however, couscous has more selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 47% more.
  • Cream of mushroom soup has 96 times more vitamin K than couscous. Cream of mushroom soup has 9.6µg of vitamin K, while couscous has 0.1µg.
  • Couscous is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Couscous, cooked.

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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 1.4% 2.1% 2.7% 3.4% 5.3% 1.6% 5.1% 44% 2.3% 7.6%
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 +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.1%
Contains more IronIron +322.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +333.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1864.3%

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% 0.33% 4.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.8% 3.2% 4.3% 1.6% 0% 24% 0.75% 2.6%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9500%
Contains more CholineCholine +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +481.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +415.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +628.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cream of mushroom soup Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 1.4µg 27.5µg 47%
Sodium 340mg 5mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.42g 0.064g 9%
Vitamin K 9.6µg 0.1µg 8%
Carbs 3.33g 23.22g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.072mg 0.371mg 6%
Protein 0.66g 3.79g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.169mg 0.983mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.063mg 5%
Folate 1µg 15µg 4%
Calories 39kcal 112kcal 4%
Fiber 0.3g 1.4g 4%
Fats 2.59g 0.16g 4%
Iron 0.09mg 0.38mg 4%
Copper 0.016mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.007mg 0.051mg 3%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.084mg 3%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.26mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.472g 0.029g 2%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.597g 0.022g 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin B2 0.008mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.13mg 1%
Phosphorus 12mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 31mg 58mg 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 21.82g N/A
Calcium 7mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 4.7mg 3.3mg 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
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 0.66 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 92.46 g
Other: 0.96 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 FatsFats +1518.8%
Contains more WaterWater +27.4%
Contains more OtherOther +269.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +597.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 24% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.472 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.42 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 +2613.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2118.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.9%

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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. Cream of mushroom soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172915/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.

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