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Marshmallow vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between marshmallow and couscous

  • Marshmallow is higher in copper, yet couscous is higher in selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Couscous covers your daily selenium needs 47% more than marshmallow.
  • Marshmallow contains 576 times more sugar than couscous. While marshmallow contains 57.56g of sugar, couscous contains only 0.1g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, marshmallows 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% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 CopperCopper +136.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1060%
Contains more IronIron +65.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1517.6%

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% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1160.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7320%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +3200%
~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 Marshmallow Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 1.7µg 27.5µg 47%
Carbs 81.3g 23.22g 19%
Calories 318kcal 112kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.371mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.983mg 6%
Copper 0.097mg 0.041mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.063mg 5%
Fiber 0.1g 1.4g 5%
Folate 1µg 15µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.051mg 4%
Protein 1.8g 3.79g 4%
Sodium 80mg 5mg 3%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.084mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.027mg 2%
Phosphorus 8mg 22mg 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.26mg 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.38mg 2%
Potassium 5mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.13mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 8mg 1%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Choline 0.1mg 3.3mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 81.2g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +250.1%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.6%
Contains more WaterWater +342.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 +263.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.2%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.