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Basically, quinoa and couscous are two small grain like foods. Most of the people who are health enthusiast often consume it as an alternative to rice and pasta. Just because of their similar appearance and applications many people just confuse between them. But taking them on grounds of nutrition, they are quite different from one another. • Couscous. It is basically a type of small beaded pasta which is made from steamed semolina. Originally, semolina is a flour that is made from drum wheat. It is one of the most common consumed any staple food in North Africa, Algeria and Tunisia. Going through the nutrient content of couscous. 100 grams serving of couscous will provide about 112 calories. These calories are further divided into 23.2 grams of carbohydrates, 1.4 grams of fibre, 3.8 grams of protein, and 0.16 grams of fat. Addition to these macronutrients, it also contained good reserves of selenium, magnesium, folate, and iron. • Quinoa. Meanwhile, quinoa is a seed of quinoa plant. T...

Gluten intolerance is a medical condition where it is advisable to avoid glutens, which are a group of protein that are commonly found in grains like wheat, barley. Some of the adverse reaction to gluten intolerance are celiac diseases, wheat allergy, non celiac gluten sensitivity. Both celiac disease and NCGS may lead to the intestinal damage with symptoms like diarrhoea, gas, bloating with others serious health effects such as numerological effects. Meanwhile, people with celiac disease and NCGS must avoid gluten containing foods to control symptoms. But people with only wheat allergies may use other grains in their diet. Here we come up with the food items that one should avoid if one is gluten intolerant. • Grains containing gluten  Grains that have gluten content in them includes : • Barley • Wheat • Rye • Farina • Triticale • Spelt • Kamut • Farro • Couscous Oats are naturally gluten free but glutens can be added during the processing. So just check out the nutrition labels b...