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Couscous, cooked
Couscous, cooked3
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Spaghetti, cooked Leader
Spaghetti, cooked5

Spaghetti, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Spaghetti, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Couscous, cooked for more fiber, more potassium and more calcium.

Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    3.38 g
    5.4 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    20.73 g
    18.83 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN1.25 g
    1.22 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.09 g
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  • Total fat
    0.14 g
    0.13 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.03 g
    0.02 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    4.46 mg
    3.05 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN51.79 mg
    25.61 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN7.14 mg
    6.1 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.34 mg
    0.44 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    7.14 mg
    18.29 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.

Couscous, cooked vs Spaghetti, cooked · Foodatron