Arborio rice vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between arborio rice and brown rice

Arborio rice has more folate and iron; however, brown rice is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
Brown rice covers your daily manganese needs 27% more than arborio rice.
Brown rice has 7 times less folate than arborio rice. Arborio rice has 59µg of folate, while brown rice has 9µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Arborio rice

Brown rice

Contains more IronIron	+160.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+230.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+77.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+212.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.8%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Arborio rice

Brown rice

Contains more FolateFolate

+555.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+331.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+108.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.178mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.38mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.357mg	0.974mg	27%
Folate	59µg	9µg	13%
Iron	1.46mg	0.56mg	11%
Starch		24.79g	10%
Phosphorus	33mg	103mg	10%
Magnesium	8mg	39mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	2.561mg	7%
Fiber		1.6g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg	0.123mg	5%
Copper	0.072mg	0.106mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.069mg	4%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.71mg	3%
Selenium	7.5µg	5.8µg	3%
Potassium	26mg	86mg	2%
Choline		9.2mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	0.366g	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.355g	2%
Protein	2.36g	2.74g	1%
Fats	0.19g	0.97g	1%
Carbs	28.73g	25.58g	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.178mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.051g	0.26g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g	0.369g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.011g	1%
Calories	130kcal	123kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	551kcal	449kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	81g	N/A
Net carbs	28.73g	23.98g	N/A
Calcium	1mg	3mg	0%
Sugar		0.24g	N/A
Sodium	0mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.38mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.033mg	0%
Threonine	0.084mg	0.095mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.102mg	0.109mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	0.214mg	0%
Lysine	0.085mg	0.099mg	0%
Methionine	0.056mg	0.058mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.126mg	0.133mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.066mg	0%