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Succotash vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between succotash and couscous

  • Succotash is richer in manganese, iron, vitamin C, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, and potassium, yet couscous is richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for couscous is 49% higher.

Food types used in this article are Succotash, (corn and limas), raw 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 34% 5.4% 33% 69% 62% 17% 48% 0.52% 90% 3.3%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +536.2%
Contains more IronIron +381.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +353.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +413.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +719%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4483.3%

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 50% 5% 0% 0% 52% 19% 30% 7.7% 30% 0% 0% 30% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +203.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +154.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +189.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Succotash Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 0.6µg 27.5µg 49%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.084mg 26%
Iron 1.83mg 0.38mg 18%
Vitamin C 15.1mg 0mg 17%
Copper 0.186mg 0.041mg 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 22mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.208mg 0.063mg 12%
Fiber 3.8g 1.4g 10%
Magnesium 48mg 8mg 10%
Potassium 369mg 58mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.051mg 6%
Folate 40µg 15µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.128mg 0.371mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.587mg 0.983mg 4%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.26mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.489g 0.064g 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Protein 5.03g 3.79g 2%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.19g 0.029g 1%
Calories 99kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 19.59g 23.22g 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.16g 1%
Net carbs 15.79g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 4mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.198g 0.022g 0%
Tryptophan 0.056mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.209mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.295mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.068mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.243mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.306mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.16mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 20% 73%
Protein: 5.03 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 73.1 g
Other: 1.26 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 +32.7%
Contains more FatsFats +537.5%
Contains more OtherOther +384.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.5%
~equal in Water ~72.57g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 23% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.19 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.198 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.489 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 +800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +664.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.7%

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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. Succotash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169300/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.

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