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Couscous, cooked Leader
Couscous, cooked6
VS
White bread
White bread3

Couscous, cooked leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Couscous, cooked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Couscous, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.

Pick White bread for more calcium, 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
    WIN3.38 g
    3.33 g
  • Carbohydrate
    20.73 g
    18.58 g
  • Fibermore is better
    WIN1.25 g
    1.02 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.09 g
    2.13 g
  • Total fat
    0.14 g
    1.25 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.03 g
    0.26 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN4.46 mg
    184.21 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN51.79 mg
    47.37 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    7.14 mg
    54.14 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.34 mg
    1.36 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    7.14 mg
    8.65 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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