Couscous vs Oatmeal: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is More Calories in Couscous

At first glance, you can see that in couscous is much more calories than in oatmeal.

Couscous has 112 kcal per 100g and oatmeal 68 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 65%.

In couscous and in oatmeal most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare couscous with oatmeal in details.

Fact 2: Couscous And Oatmeal Nutrition Difference

• Calories: couscous - 65% more than oatmeal
• Carbohydrates: couscous - 99% more than oatmeal
• Fat: oatmeal - 750% more than couscous
• Dietary fiber: oatmeal - 21% more than couscous
• Protein: couscous - 60% more than oatmeal
• Water: oatmeal - 16% more than couscous

More protein in couscous

It is aslo easy to see see that in couscous is more protein than in oatmeal.

There is 2.37g per 100g of oatmeal and 3.79g per 100g of couscous so using simple math we can see that difference is about 60%.

More carbohydrates in couscous

In couscous is more carbohydrates than in oatmeal.

There is 11.67g/100g of carbohydrates in oatmeal and 23.22g/100g in couscous so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 99%.

Less fat in couscous

In couscous is less fats than in oatmeal.

The tables above show us that there is 1.36g/100g of fats in oatmeal and 0.16g/100g in couscous. In this case difference is about 750%.

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