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French toast vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french toast and couscous different?

  • French toast has more vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and vitamin A; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • French toast covers your daily need for cholesterol, 39% more than couscous.
  • Couscous contains less cholesterol.

French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
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 +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131%
Contains more IronIron +339.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +157.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +431.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.8%

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 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% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +223.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1088.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +186.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French toast Couscous DV% diff.
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.027mg 23%
Sodium 479mg 5mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.594g 0.064g 17%
Fats 10.8g 0.16g 16%
Iron 1.67mg 0.38mg 16%
Vitamin A 124µg 0µg 14%
Phosphorus 117mg 22mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 0µg 13%
Selenium 20.1µg 27.5µg 13%
Saturated fat 2.723g 0.029g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.204mg 0.063mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.524g 0.022g 11%
Calcium 100mg 8mg 9%
Protein 7.7g 3.79g 8%
Folate 43µg 15µg 7%
Calories 229kcal 112kcal 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Manganese 0.188mg 0.084mg 5%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.628mg 0.983mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.549mg 0.371mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Copper 0.058mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.051mg 2%
Potassium 134mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Carbs 25g 23.22g 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 25g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.305mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.621mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.413mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.188mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.389mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.419mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.179mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 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 +103.2%
Contains more FatsFats +6650%
Contains more OtherOther +592.3%
Contains more WaterWater +32.7%
~equal in Carbs ~23.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 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 +20463.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3953.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.