Arborio rice vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between arborio rice and merlot

Merlot has less folate, selenium, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper.
Arborio rice covers your daily folate needs 15% more than merlot.
Merlot contains 38 times less selenium than arborio rice. Arborio rice contains 7.5µg of selenium, while merlot contains 0.2µg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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

Merlot

Contains more IronIron	+217.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+554.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+170.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3650%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+388.5%

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

Merlot

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+566.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1223.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5800%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+93.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.057mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	59µg	1µg	15%
Iron	1.46mg	0.46mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.005mg	13%
Selenium	7.5µg	0.2µg	13%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.132mg	10%
Carbs	28.73g	2.51g	9%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	0.224mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.03mg	7%
Copper	0.072mg	0.011mg	7%
Protein	2.36g	0.07g	5%
Potassium	26mg	127mg	3%
Calories	130kcal	83kcal	2%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.14mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.031mg	1%
Phosphorus	33mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	1mg	8mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	12mg	1%
Fats	0.19g	0g	0%
Net carbs	28.73g	2.51g	N/A
Sugar		0.62g	N/A
Sodium	0mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg	0.057mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.051g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g		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%