Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of dry Couscous, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a dry Couscous. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Dry Couscous: nutritional value & information

Dry Couscous: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 84% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 13% comes from proteins
  • The 1% comes from fat

Dry Couscous: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 376
% DV
Total Fat 0.6g 1 %
   Saturated Fat 0.1g 0 %
Sodium 10mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 77g 26 %
   Dietary Fiber 5g 20 %
Proteins 13g 26 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 2 % Iron 6 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Dry Couscous: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Niacin3.490 mg17 %
Pantothenic acid1.243 mg12 %
Riboflavin0.078 mg5 %
Thiamin0.163 mg11 %
Vitamin B60.110 mg6 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %

Dry Couscous: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins12.76 g26 %
  Alanine0.374 g
  Arginine0.470 g
  Aspartic acid0.521 g
  Cystine0.360 g
  Glutamic acid4.600 g
  Glycine0.403 g
  Histidine0.259 g
  Isoleucine0.493 g35 %
  Leucine0.872 g32 %
  Lysine0.245 g12 %
  Methionine0.199 g19 %
  Phenylalanine0.620 g35 %
  Proline1.404 g
  Serine0.601 g
  Threonine0.337 g32 %
  Tryptophan0.163 g58 %
  Tyrosine0.335 g19 %
  Valine0.544 g30 %

Dry Couscous: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca24.00 mg2 %
Copper, Cu0.247 mg12 %
Iron, Fe1.08 mg6 %
Magnesium, Mg44.00 mg11 %
Manganese, Mn0.780 mg39 %
Potassium, K166.00 mg4 %
Zinc, Zn0.83 mg6 %

Dry Couscous: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.64 g1 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.117 g1 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.109 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.006 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.001 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.089 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.002 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.086 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.252 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.240 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.012 g

Dry Couscous: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate77.43 g26 %
Fiber5.0 g20 %

Dry Couscous: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Dry Couscous: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash0.62 g
Water8.56 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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