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Arborio rice vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arborio rice and cucumber different?

  • Arborio rice is higher than cucumber in iron, selenium, folate, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Arborio rice covers your daily need for iron, 15% more than cucumber.
  • Arborio rice contains 25 times more selenium than cucumber. Arborio rice contains 7.5µg of selenium, while cucumber contains 0.3µg.
  • Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index (69) than cucumber (21).

Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Cucumber, with peel, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more IronIron +421.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +351.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +465.4%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +507.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1423.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +742.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arborio rice Cucumber DV% diff.
Iron 1.46mg 0.28mg 15%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Folate 59µg 7µg 13%
Selenium 7.5µg 0.3µg 13%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.079mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.027mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.493mg 0.098mg 9%
Carbs 28.73g 3.63g 8%
Calories 130kcal 15kcal 6%
Potassium 26mg 147mg 4%
Copper 0.072mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.259mg 3%
Protein 2.36g 0.65g 3%
Calcium 1mg 16mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.04mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 13mg 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 24mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 28.73g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.102mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.056mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.126mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +263.1%
Contains more FatsFats +72.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +691.5%
Contains more WaterWater +39%
Contains more OtherOther +100%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1060%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.5%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.