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Apricot vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between apricots and rice?

  • Apricots are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and vitamin E, yet rice is richer in manganese, selenium, folate, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Apricots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 26% higher.
  • Apricots have a lower glycemic index than rice.

We used Apricots, raw and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Rice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +640%
Contains more CopperCopper +13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +145%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +513%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7400%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Rice
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +443.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +146%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +544.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Rice DV% diff.
Manganese 0.077mg 0.472mg 17%
Selenium 0.1µg 7.5µg 13%
Folate 9µg 58µg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.163mg 11%
Vitamin A 96µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Iron 0.39mg 1.2mg 10%
Potassium 259mg 35mg 7%
Carbs 11.12g 28.17g 6%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.04mg 6%
Fiber 2g 0.4g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.476mg 5%
Calories 48kcal 130kcal 4%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.49mg 3%
Protein 1.4g 2.69g 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.39mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.013mg 2%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Copper 0.078mg 0.069mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 27.77g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 13mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 9.24g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Choline 2.8mg 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Rice
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3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
Contains more OtherOther +76.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +153.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Rice
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32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.076g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.