Couscous vs Rice: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Couscous

At first glance, you can see that in couscous is less calories than in white rice.

Couscous has 112 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 16%.

In couscous and in white rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare couscous with white rice in details.

Fact 2: Couscous And White rice Nutrition Difference

• Calories: white rice - 16% more than couscous
• Carbohydrates: white rice - 21% more than couscous
• Fat: white rice - 75% more than couscous
• Dietary fiber: couscous - 250% more than white rice
• Protein: couscous - 41% more than white rice
• Water: couscous - 6% more than white rice

More protein in couscous

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

There is 2.69g per 100g of white rice and 3.79g per 100g of couscous so using simple math we can see that difference is about 41%.

Less carbohydrates in couscous

In couscous is less carbohydrates than in white rice.

There is 28.17g/100g of carbohydrates in white rice and 23.22g/100g in couscous so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 21%.

Less fat in couscous

In couscous is less fats than in white rice.

The tables above show us that there is 0.28g/100g of fats in white rice and 0.16g/100g in couscous. In this case difference is about 75%.

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