Arborio rice vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between arborio rice and longan

Arborio rice has more iron, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, longan is higher in vitamin C, copper, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Longan covers your daily vitamin C needs 93% more than arborio rice.
Longan contains 11 times less iron than arborio rice. Arborio rice contains 1.46mg of iron, while longan contains 0.13mg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Longans, raw.

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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.

Arborio rice

Longan

Contains more IronIron	+1023.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+586.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+923.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+134.7%

~equal in Calcium ~1mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

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.

Arborio rice

Longan

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+429%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+397.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+775%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	84mg	93%
Iron	1.46mg	0.13mg	17%
Folate	59µg		15%
Selenium	7.5µg		14%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.052mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.031mg	11%
Copper	0.072mg	0.169mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.14mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg		8%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	0.3mg	7%
Potassium	26mg	266mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg		5%
Carbs	28.73g	15.14g	5%
Calories	130kcal	60kcal	4%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.05mg	3%
Phosphorus	33mg	21mg	2%
Protein	2.36g	1.31g	2%
Fats	0.19g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	28.73g	14.04g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	10mg	0%
Calcium	1mg	1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.051g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g		0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg		0%
Threonine	0.084mg	0.034mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.102mg	0.026mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	0.054mg	0%
Lysine	0.085mg	0.046mg	0%
Methionine	0.056mg	0.013mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.126mg	0.03mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.058mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.012mg	0%