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Mortadella vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mortadella and couscous different?

  • Mortadella has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, choline, phosphorus, and vitamin B3 than couscous.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11767% higher.
  • Couscous has less cholesterol.
  • Mortadella has a lower glycemic index (28) than couscous (65).

Mortadella, beef, pork and Couscous, cooked are the varieties 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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
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 +37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181%
Contains more IronIron +268.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +707.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21.7%

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% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +171.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +154.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +2087.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Couscous DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.027mg 11767%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0µg 62%
Sodium 1246mg 5mg 54%
Saturated fat 9.51g 0.029g 43%
Fats 25.39g 0.16g 39%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 0.022g 28%
Protein 16.37g 3.79g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 0.064g 20%
Cholesterol 56mg 0mg 19%
Zinc 2.1mg 0.26mg 17%
Choline 72.2mg 3.3mg 13%
Iron 1.4mg 0.38mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 0.983mg 11%
Phosphorus 97mg 22mg 11%
Calories 311kcal 112kcal 10%
Selenium 22.6µg 27.5µg 9%
Carbs 3.05g 23.22g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.051mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.063mg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Potassium 163mg 58mg 3%
Folate 3µg 15µg 3%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.084mg 2%
Copper 0.06mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 0.371mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 8mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.13mg 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 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 +331.9%
Contains more FatsFats +15768.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1011.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +661.3%
Contains more WaterWater +38.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 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 +51627.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4775%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.