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Mothbeans vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mothbeans and couscous different?

  • Mothbeans has more iron, folate, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, protein, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Couscous covers your daily need for selenium 45% more than mothbeans.
  • Mothbeans has 13 times more magnesium than couscous. Mothbeans has 104mg of magnesium, while couscous has 8mg.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of couscous is 65, while the glycemic index of mothbeans is 30.

Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Couscous, cooked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
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 +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +424.1%
Contains more IronIron +726.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +126.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +581.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +527.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +882.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 2.6% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +853.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.371mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mothbeans Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 2.8µg 27.5µg 45%
Iron 3.14mg 0.38mg 35%
Folate 143µg 15µg 32%
Magnesium 104mg 8mg 23%
Manganese 0.527mg 0.084mg 19%
Phosphorus 150mg 22mg 18%
Copper 0.164mg 0.041mg 14%
Protein 7.81g 3.79g 8%
Potassium 304mg 58mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 0.063mg 5%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.051mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.668mg 0.983mg 2%
Fats 0.55g 0.16g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 20.96g 23.22g 1%
Calcium 3mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.256g 0.064g 1%
Calories 117kcal 112kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.7g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 150kcal 296kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 85g 89g N/A
Net carbs 20.96g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 10mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.371mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.124g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.022g 0%
Tryptophan 0.05mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.388mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.425mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.075mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.35mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.263mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 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 +106.1%
Contains more FatsFats +243.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.8%
~equal in Water ~72.57g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 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 +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.6%

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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. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.