Food calories · USDA data
Calories in couscous
176 calories
in 1 cup, cooked, 157 g
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 36.5 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 2.2 g
Couscous has 176 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 cup, cooked, which weighs 157 g. Per 100 g, couscous has 112 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 85%, come from carbohydrate. It adds 6 g of protein, 12% of the 50 g Daily Value.
It takes 89 g of couscous to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.6 × 1 cup, cooked.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup, cooked | 157 g | 176 | 6 g | 36.5 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 cup, dry, yields | 528 g | 591 | 20 g | 122.6 g | 0.8 g |
| 1 oz, dry, yields | 86 g | 96 | 3.3 g | 20 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 32 | 1.1 g | 6.6 g | 0 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 112 | 3.8 g | 23.2 g | 0.2 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your couscous may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 14% of calories (3.8 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 85% (23.2 g per 100 g, of which 1.4 g fiber)
- Fat: 1% (0.2 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, rice noodles has the fewest calories of these four (108 per 100 g) and barley the most (123).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couscous | 112 | 3.8 g | 23.2 g | 0.2 g |
| Rice noodles | 108 | 1.8 g | 24 g | 0.2 g |
| Quinoa | 120 | 4.4 g | 21.3 g | 1.9 g |
| Barley | 123 | 2.3 g | 28.2 g | 0.4 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in couscous?
Couscous has 176 calories. USDA weighs 1 cup, cooked at 157 g, and couscous has 112 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does couscous have?
1 cup, cooked (157 g) has 6 g of protein, 12% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 3.8 g.
How many carbs does couscous have?
1 cup, cooked has 36.5 g of carbohydrate, including 2.2 g of fiber, and 0.3 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Couscous, cooked (FDC ID 169700). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.