Arborio rice vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between arborio rice and Mexican tea?
- Arborio rice is higher in selenium and vitamin B1, yet Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, potassium, copper, and phosphorus.
- Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 119% more.
- Arborio rice has 8 times more selenium than Mexican tea. While arborio rice has 7.5µg of selenium, Mexican tea has only 0.9µg.
We used Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Epazote, raw types 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +733.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1412.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +27400% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2334.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +28.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +163.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +175% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +160.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +767.8% |
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 | +485.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +133.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +121.8% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +2075% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +157.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +264.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.357mg | 3.098mg | 119% |
Folate | 59µg | 215µg | 39% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 121mg | 27% |
Calcium | 1mg | 275mg | 27% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 0.348mg | 26% |
Potassium | 26mg | 633mg | 18% |
Fiber | 3.8g | 15% | |
Copper | 0.072mg | 0.19mg | 13% |
Selenium | 7.5µg | 0.9µg | 12% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.164mg | 0.028mg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 33mg | 86mg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.059mg | 0.152mg | 7% |
Carbs | 28.73g | 7.44g | 7% |
Zinc | 0.4mg | 1.1mg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.493mg | 0.639mg | 5% |
Calories | 130kcal | 32kcal | 5% |
Iron | 1.46mg | 1.88mg | 5% |
Protein | 2.36g | 0.33g | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.397mg | 0.179mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.6mg | 4% |
Sodium | 0mg | 43mg | 2% |
Fats | 0.19g | 0.52g | 1% |
Net carbs | 28.73g | 3.64g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 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% |
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:
0.33 g
Fats:
0.52 g
Carbs:
7.44 g
Water:
89.21 g
Other:
2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +615.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +286.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +173.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +30.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1215.8% |