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Arborio rice vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between arborio rice and garden cress?

  • Arborio rice is richer in selenium, yet garden cress is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 138% higher.
  • Arborio rice has 8 times more selenium than garden cress. Arborio rice has 7.5µg of selenium, while garden cress has 0.9µg.

We used Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Cress, garden, raw 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 5.7% 0.3% 2.3% 55% 24% 11% 14% 0% 47% 41%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +12.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +733.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2230.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.9%

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%
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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1525%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +318.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arborio rice Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 0µg 346µg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.26mg 19%
Potassium 26mg 606mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.247mg 14%
Selenium 7.5µg 0.9µg 12%
Copper 0.072mg 0.17mg 11%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.553mg 9%
Carbs 28.73g 5.5g 8%
Calcium 1mg 81mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.08mg 7%
Magnesium 8mg 38mg 7%
Phosphorus 33mg 76mg 6%
Folate 59µg 80µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Calories 130kcal 32kcal 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.493mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.242mg 3%
Iron 1.46mg 1.3mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.23mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.228g 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.7g 1%
Protein 2.36g 2.6g 0%
Net carbs 28.73g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.051g 0.023g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.239g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.102mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.056mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.126mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%

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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.2%
Contains more FatsFats +268.4%
Contains more WaterWater +30.5%
Contains more OtherOther +847.4%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +312.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +356%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.