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Spread vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spread and couscous

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, vitamin E, choline, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, couscous has more selenium.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% more.
  • Couscous has a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.7%
Contains more IronIron +107.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +292.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +223.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

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.
Spread
11
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1238.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +173%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +396.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +1787.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Couscous DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 5mg 44%
Selenium 9.7µg 27.5µg 32%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.029g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0.16g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.022g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.064g 17%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Choline 62.3mg 3.3mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.13mg 11%
Copper 0.13mg 0.041mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.063mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.027mg 8%
Protein 7.66g 3.79g 8%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.26mg 7%
Calories 235kcal 112kcal 6%
Phosphorus 59mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.983mg 5%
Fiber 0.2g 1.4g 5%
Iron 0.79mg 0.38mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.051mg 5%
Carbs 11.94g 23.22g 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Folate 2µg 15µg 3%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.084mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 110mg 58mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.371mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 21.82g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +102.1%
Contains more FatsFats +10737.5%
Contains more OtherOther +969.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.5%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 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 +34372.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3907.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.