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Couscous, cooked
Couscous, cooked4
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Pasta, cooked Leader
Pasta, cooked5

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

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

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

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

Pick Pasta, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    112 kcal
    158 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.79 g
    5.8 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.22 g
    30.86 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.4 g
    1.8 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.1 g
    0.56 g
  • Total fat
    0.16 g
    0.93 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.03 g
    0.18 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    5 mg
    1 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN58 mg
    44 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN8 mg
    7 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.38 mg
    1.28 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    8 mg
    18 mgWIN
  • 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.

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