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Lemonade vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemonade and couscous

  • Lemonade has less selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and fiber.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 50% more.
  • Lemonade has 100 times more sugar than couscous. Lemonade has 9.98g of sugar, while couscous has 0.1g.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index than lemonade.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with 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% 1.2% 1.3% 6% 7% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 0.65% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +286.7%
Contains more IronIron +137.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1580%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27400%

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 13% 0% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 4.8% 0.3% 0.78% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
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 EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6043.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2753.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +750%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +725%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemonade Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 0.1µg 27.5µg 50%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.371mg 7%
Protein 0.07g 3.79g 7%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.016mg 0.983mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.063mg 5%
Folate 1µg 15µg 4%
Calories 40kcal 112kcal 4%
Carbs 10.42g 23.22g 4%
Vitamin C 3.9mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.006mg 0.051mg 3%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.084mg 3%
Iron 0.16mg 0.38mg 3%
Phosphorus 2mg 22mg 3%
Copper 0.021mg 0.041mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.26mg 2%
Choline 0.4mg 3.3mg 1%
Potassium 15mg 58mg 1%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.04g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 10.42g 21.82g N/A
Calcium 4mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 9.98g 0.1g N/A
Sodium 4mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.006g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.013g 0.064g 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
10% 89%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 10.42 g
Water: 89.35 g
Other: 0.12 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 WaterWater +23.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5314.3%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.8%
Contains more OtherOther +116.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.006 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.013 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +392.3%

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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. Lemonade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173217/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.