Arborio rice vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between arborio rice and mothbeans
- Arborio rice has more selenium and vitamin B3; however, mothbeans has more magnesium, folate, iron, phosphorus, copper, potassium, and manganese.
- Mothbeans's daily need coverage for magnesium is 23% more.
- Arborio rice has 3 times more selenium than mothbeans. Arborio rice has 7.5µg of selenium, while mothbeans has 2.8µg.
- Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index than mothbeans.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.
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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 | +167.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1200% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1069.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +115.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +127.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +47.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +354.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +47.6% |
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 | +32.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +123.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +43.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +57.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +142.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Magnesium | 8mg | 104mg | 23% |
Folate | 59µg | 143µg | 21% |
Iron | 1.46mg | 3.14mg | 21% |
Phosphorus | 33mg | 150mg | 17% |
Protein | 2.36g | 7.81g | 11% |
Copper | 0.072mg | 0.164mg | 10% |
Selenium | 7.5µg | 2.8µg | 9% |
Potassium | 26mg | 304mg | 8% |
Manganese | 0.357mg | 0.527mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.493mg | 0.668mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.164mg | 0.124mg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.059mg | 0.093mg | 3% |
Carbs | 28.73g | 20.96g | 3% |
Zinc | 0.4mg | 0.59mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0.256g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Calories | 130kcal | 117kcal | 1% |
Fats | 0.19g | 0.55g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 1mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 28.73g | 20.96g | N/A |
Calcium | 1mg | 3mg | 0% |
Sodium | 0mg | 10mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.397mg | 0.391mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.051g | 0.124g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.058g | 0.044g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.027mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.102mg | 0.388mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.195mg | 0.525mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.085mg | 0.425mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.056mg | 0.075mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.126mg | 0.35mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.144mg | 0.25mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.056mg | 0.263mg | 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:
7.81 g
Fats:
0.55 g
Carbs:
20.96 g
Water:
69.23 g
Other:
1.45 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +37.1% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +230.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +189.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +663.2% |
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Water
~69.23g
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
0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.256 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -58.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +31.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +412% |