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Couscous, cooked
Couscous, cooked1
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Spaghetti, cooked Leader
Spaghetti, cooked5

Spaghetti, cooked leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided · 3 ties

Couscous, cooked: 100 g · Spaghetti, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Spaghetti, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Couscous, cooked for more potassium.

Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, more fiber, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on saturated fat, sodium and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    112 kcal
    164 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.79 g
    8.86 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    23.22 g
    30.88 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.4 g
    2 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.1 g
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  • Total fat
    0.16 g
    0.21 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.03 g
    0.03 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    5 mg
    5 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN58 mg
    42 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    8 mg
    10 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.38 mg
    0.72 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    8 mg
    30 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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