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Malt vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between malt and couscous?

  • Malt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 40% more.
  • Couscous has less saturated fat.

We used Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk and Couscous, cooked types 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.
Malt
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
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 +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +196.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +313.6%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +409.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.084mg

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.
Malt
5
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +581.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.371mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Malt Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 5.4µg 27.5µg 40%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.027mg 12%
Phosphorus 91mg 22mg 10%
Calcium 98mg 8mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.883g 0.029g 8%
Fats 3.29g 0.16g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.259mg 0.983mg 5%
Carbs 11.2g 23.22g 4%
Fiber 0.5g 1.4g 4%
Cholesterol 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 172mg 58mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 5mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.38mg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.827g 0.022g 2%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.208g 0.064g 1%
Calories 85kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.063mg 1%
Protein 3.37g 3.79g 1%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.26mg 1%
Caffeine 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 10.7g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 6.68g 0.1g N/A
Copper 0.037mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.13mg 0%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.084mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.354mg 0.371mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.051mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.268mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.193mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Malt
3
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 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 FatsFats +1956.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more OtherOther +207.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Malt
2
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 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 +3659.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.