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Arborio rice vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are arborio rice and rice different?

  • Arborio rice is higher than rice in iron, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Arborio rice covers your daily need for iron, 16% more than rice.
  • Arborio rice contains 20 times more folate than rice. Arborio rice contains 59µg of folate, while rice contains 3µg.

Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.3% 2.3% 55% 24% 11% 14% 0% 47% 41%
Rice
Rice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 7.5% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more IronIron +630%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.069mg
~equal in Selenium ~7.5µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 41% 3.7% 28% 24% 14% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Rice
Rice
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 7.5% 23% 21% 0% 0% 2.3% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arborio rice Rice DV% diff.
Iron 1.46mg 0.2mg 16%
Folate 59µg 3µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.164mg 0.02mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.493mg 0.4mg 7%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.472mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.059mg 0.093mg 3%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.49mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 12mg 1%
Calcium 1mg 10mg 1%
Protein 2.36g 2.69g 1%
Phosphorus 33mg 43mg 1%
Calories 130kcal 130kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.28g 0%
Carbs 28.73g 28.17g 0%
Net carbs 28.73g 27.77g N/A
Potassium 26mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Copper 0.072mg 0.069mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Selenium 7.5µg 7.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.39mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0.077g 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.102mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.056mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.126mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 29% 69%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 28.73 g
Water: 68.53 g
Other: 0.19 g
Rice
Rice
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3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14%
Contains more FatsFats +47.4%
Contains more OtherOther +121.1%
~equal in Carbs ~28.17g
~equal in Water ~68.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 36% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Rice
Rice
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32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arborio rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168882/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169757/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.