Shortbread vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shortbread and couscous

Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B3, and manganese, while couscous has more selenium.
Shortbread's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 40% higher.
Couscous contains 71 times less sodium than shortbread. Shortbread contains 353mg of sodium, while couscous contains 5mg.
The amount of saturated fat in couscous is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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.

Shortbread

Couscous

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.7%
Contains more IronIron	+684.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+119.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+88.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+367.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+343.5%

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.

Shortbread

Couscous

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1776.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+460.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1063%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+233.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+10900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+440%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+266.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.326g	0.064g	55%
Fats	26.22g	0.16g	40%
Selenium	6.2µg	27.5µg	39%
Saturated fat	8.105g	0.029g	37%
Iron	2.98mg	0.38mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.063mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.314mg	0.027mg	22%
Calories	514kcal	112kcal	20%
Monounsaturated fat	6.708g	0.022g	17%
Folate	81µg	15µg	17%
Starch	40.47g		17%
Vitamin E	2.44mg	0.13mg	15%
Sodium	353mg	5mg	15%
Carbs	63.78g	23.22g	14%
Vitamin B3	3.275mg	0.983mg	14%
Manganese	0.393mg	0.084mg	13%
Vitamin K	11µg	0.1µg	9%
Phosphorus	66mg	22mg	6%
Copper	0.09mg	0.041mg	5%
Protein	5.37g	3.79g	3%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.26mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.051mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.321mg	0.371mg	1%
Potassium	88mg	58mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	8mg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	8mg	1%
Net carbs	62.48g	21.82g	N/A
Sugar	21.65g	0.1g	N/A
Fiber	1.3g	1.4g	0%
Trans fat	0.714g		N/A
Choline	0.9mg	3.3mg	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%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.885g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	7.253g		N/A