Brown rice, cooked vs Couscous, cooked

Leader

Brown rice, cooked5

Couscous, cooked4

Brown rice, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Brown rice, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Brown rice, cooked for more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Couscous, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and more calcium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
2.23 g
3.38 gWIN
Carbohydrate
20.8 g
20.73 g
Fibermore is better
WIN1.3 g
1.25 g
Total sugarsless is better
0.2 g
0.09 gWIN
Total fat
0.79 g
0.14 g
Saturated fatless is better
0.21 g
0.03 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
WIN3.25 mg
4.46 mg
Potassiummore is better
WIN69.92 mg
51.79 mg
Calciummore is better
2.44 mg
7.14 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN0.46 mg
0.34 mg
Magnesiummore is better
WIN31.71 mg
7.14 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.