How Much Dry Couscous for 20g of Protein?

You need about 157 g of dry couscous (5.5 oz), about 1 cup of dry couscous, to get 20 g of protein.

That amount has 589 calories, 1 g of fat and 121 g of carbohydrates. Dry couscous gets 14% of its calories from protein, at 13 g of protein per 100 g.

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157g

157 g of dry couscous gives 20 g of protein.

Protein20 g14% of calories

Fat1 g2% of calories

Carbs121 g85% of calories

29% of a 2,000 calorie day

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How much dry couscous for other protein targets

Target	Weight	About	Calories
20 g protein	157 g	1 cup of dry couscous	589
30 g protein	235 g	1 1/2 cups of dry couscous	884
40 g protein	313 g	2 cups of dry couscous	1179

Dry Couscous calories by serving size

Common amounts of dry couscous with calories and macros. Tap a row for its full nutrition page.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat	Carbs
50g	50 g	188	6.4 g	0.3 g	39 g
1/2 cup	87 g	325	11 g	0.6 g	67 g
100g	100 g	376	13 g	0.6 g	77 g
4 oz	113 g	426	14 g	0.7 g	88 g
1 cup	173 g	650	22 g	1.1 g	134 g
200g	200 g	752	26 g	1.3 g	155 g

Dry Couscous vs similar foods

Calories per 100 g compared with other grains, rice and pasta.

Steel Cut Oats381

Oats379

Dry Couscous376

Farro367

Oatmeal Made with Milk116

Cooked Couscous112

Cooked Plain Couscous111

Dry Couscous: common questions

How much dry couscous has 20g of protein?

About 157 g of dry couscous (about 1 cup of dry couscous) has 20 g of protein.

How many calories are in 20g of protein from dry couscous?

Getting 20 g of protein from dry couscous comes with 589 calories.

How much protein is in 100 g of dry couscous?

100 g of dry couscous has 13 g of protein.

More about dry couscous

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy. FDC ID 169699. Original description: Couscous, dry. Portion weights are USDA household measures.