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Arborio rice vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arborio rice and butter different?

  • Arborio rice is richer in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B3, while butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B12.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than arborio rice.
  • Arborio rice contains 89 times more manganese than butter. Arborio rice contains 0.357mg of manganese, while butter contains 0.004mg.
  • Arborio rice is lower in saturated fat.
  • Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index (69) than butter (0).

Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Butter, without salt types were used in this article.

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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 5.7% 0.3% 2.3% 55% 24% 11% 14% 0% 47% 41%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more IronIron +7200%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8825%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
~equal in Potassium ~24mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 41% 3.7% 28% 24% 14% 0% 0% 44% 0%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3454.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +260.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1866.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arborio rice Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.051g 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.19g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 23.43g 58%
Calories 130kcal 717kcal 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 3.01g 20%
Iron 1.46mg 0.02mg 18%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.004mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Folate 59µg 3µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.005mg 13%
Selenium 7.5µg 1µg 12%
Carbs 28.73g 0.06g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.493mg 0.042mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Copper 0.072mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.003mg 4%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.09mg 3%
Protein 2.36g 0.85g 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Calcium 1mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.034mg 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 24mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 28.73g 0.06g N/A
Potassium 26mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Sodium 0mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.102mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.056mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.126mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 29% 69%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 28.73 g
Water: 68.53 g
Other: 0.19 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47783.3%
Contains more WaterWater +282%
Contains more OtherOther +375%
Contains more FatsFats +42589.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 36% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40296.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5920%

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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. Arborio rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168882/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.