Nutritional Facts: Mediterranean Couscous by Dr Andrew Weil

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  1 1/2 cups (356g)
boiling water
2/3 cup (0g)
whole wheat couscous
1 teaspoon (5g)
extra virgin olive oil
1 (62g)
Italian tomatoes
1 tablespoon (4g)
fresh parsley leaves
1 (3g)
garlic cloves
1 tablespoon (9g)
capers
2 tablespoons (14g)
slivered almonds
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 0 0
Ash (g) 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.4 n/a 2 0
Aspartic acid n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 1 0
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 17.8 n/a 18 4
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 10.7 n/a 0.0 6.2 5.2 5.4 3.4 35.6 n/a 67 17
Calories 0.0 n/a 39.8 11.2 1.4 4.5 2.0 77.6 n/a 136 34
Calories (kj) 0.0 n/a 166.5 45.9 5.7 18.7 8.3 325.1 n/a 570 143
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 1 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 2.4 0.2 1.0 0.4 2.9 n/a 7 2
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Copper (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0 0
Cystine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 n/a 3 1
Folate (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 9.3 5.8 0.1 2.0 6.8 n/a 24 6
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 9.3 5.8 0.1 2.0 6.8 n/a 24 6
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 9.3 5.8 0.1 2.0 6.8 n/a 24 6
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid n/a n/a 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.9 n/a 1 0
Glycine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0 0
Histidine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 n/a 1 0
Isoleucine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Leucine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0 0
Lysine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Magnesium (mg) 3.6 n/a 0.0 6.8 1.9 0.8 2.8 36.2 n/a 52 13
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 n/a 0 0
Methionine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 n/a 7 2
Niacin (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 n/a 1 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0 0
Phenylalanine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0 0
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 14.9 2.2 4.6 0.9 65.3 n/a 88 22
Phytosterols n/a n/a 9.9 4.3 0.2 n/a 4.1 n/a n/a 19 5
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 n/a 2 1
Potassium (mg) 3.6 n/a 0.0 146.9 21.1 12.0 3.4 95.2 n/a 282 71
Proline n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Protein (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.9 n/a 4 1
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 n/a 1 0
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 n/a 1 0
Serine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Sodium (mg) 10.7 n/a 0.1 3.1 2.1 0.5 254.9 0.1 n/a 272 68
Starch n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 1 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 0 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 n/a 2 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Threonine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.5 n/a 5 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.7 n/a 11 3
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tryptophan n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tyrosine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Valine n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 n/a 0.0 516.5 320.1 0.3 11.9 0.1 n/a 849 212
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 26.0 16.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 n/a 43 11
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 8.5 5.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 n/a 15 4
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Water (g) 355.1 n/a 0.0 58.6 3.3 1.8 7.2 0.6 n/a 427 107
Zinc (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 n/a 1 0

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