Quinoa v Couscous - nutritional value

I don't know the finer points of nutrional value but I'd rather eat couscous than quinoa any day!

Couscous is a pasta made from wheat flour - lots of people are intolerant to wheat and it's a processed food.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous

Quinoa is a type of seed, is unusual in that it contains the full range of essential amino acids and is quite high in fibre. I understand it's much less processed than couscous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa

Finally, couscous is revolting, nasty stuff and quinoa is absolutely delicious!

It's interesting though how misleading a basic comparison between the two things is just looking at the label.

I like them both, but i did think quinoa had more protein for some unknown reason

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I think it's the quality of the protein that quinoa is "famous" for rather than the quantity but I'm fairly certain that it has higher protein than say rice or potatos.

I've not tried the quinoa yet, but am intrigued by the 'soft on the outside, crunchy on the inside' description that's on the box. - from Zebra's and Jenbo's posts I wonder if it is a bit of a 'marmite' food.?

I hadn't taken into account that it was processed either.

To be honest, I have tried both and IMHO Quinoa sucks. Couscous, prepared properly using virgin olive oil I much prefer.

Taste is taste and we are all different in what we like. No right, no wrong, simply preference.

Cous cous is very highly processed. think white bread over granary, brown over white rice etc. very high GI, you'll be hungrier sooner etc.

quinoa, as Zeb days, is famed (god that sounds wa nky ?) fro the quality of it's protein. i think it's a 'complete' protein? much better for you and low GI etc.

it takes a bit of practice to cook it right, and i sometimes still get it wrong, but i flipping love quinoa. i wouldn't have cous cous regularly, it's as much as a 'treat' as white bread / potatoes for me.

Armadillo, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, Aaarmadillo!!!

Dime, soft on the outside, crunchy in the middle!

Affected by advertising, moi? ?

I like both of them, but really didn't expect to like quino, having seen it endorsed by "Dr" Gillian McBleurgh. It's fab stuff. My top tip is to use it in home-made burgers, meatballs etc (cooked) - it bulks up the meat and makes them amazingly moist.