Arborio rice vs. French beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between arborio rice and french beans?
- Arborio rice is richer in selenium and vitamin B3, yet french beans is richer in magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and calcium.
- Arborio rice's daily need coverage for selenium is 11% higher.
- Arborio rice has 3 times more vitamin B3 than french beans. Arborio rice has 1.493mg of vitamin B3, while french beans has 0.546mg.
- French beans has a lower glycemic index than arborio rice.
We used Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Contains more IronIron | +35.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +525% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +600% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1323.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +59.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +60% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +209.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +26.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +173.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +78.8% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +287.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +78% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +27.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fiber | 9.4g | 38% | |
Selenium | 7.5µg | 1.2µg | 11% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 56mg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 33mg | 102mg | 10% |
Potassium | 26mg | 370mg | 10% |
Protein | 2.36g | 7.05g | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.493mg | 0.546mg | 6% |
Calcium | 1mg | 63mg | 6% |
Iron | 1.46mg | 1.08mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.072mg | 0.115mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 0.062mg | 4% |
Folate | 59µg | 75µg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.397mg | 0.222mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.059mg | 0.105mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0.453g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.164mg | 0.13mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.4mg | 0.64mg | 2% |
Carbs | 28.73g | 24.02g | 2% |
Manganese | 0.357mg | 0.382mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 1.2mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.19g | 0.76g | 1% |
Calories | 130kcal | 129kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 28.73g | 14.62g | N/A |
Sodium | 0mg | 6mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.051g | 0.083g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.058g | 0.052g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.027mg | 0.083mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.084mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.102mg | 0.311mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.195mg | 0.563mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.085mg | 0.484mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.056mg | 0.106mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.126mg | 0.381mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.144mg | 0.369mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.056mg | 0.196mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.36 g
Fats:
0.19 g
Carbs:
28.73 g
Water:
68.53 g
Other:
0.19 g
Protein:
7.05 g
Fats:
0.76 g
Carbs:
24.02 g
Water:
66.57 g
Other:
1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +19.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +198.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +300% |
Contains more OtherOther | +742.1% |
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Water
~66.57g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.05 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.453 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -38.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +11.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +806% |