Arborio rice vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arborio rice and spätzle

Arborio rice has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B3, while spätzle has more selenium and phosphorus.
Spätzle covers your daily need for selenium, 30% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 8 times more folate than spätzle. While arborio rice contains 59µg of folate, spätzle contains only 7µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added 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.

Arborio rice

Spätzle

Contains more IronIron	+143.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+36.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+218.7%

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

Spätzle

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+446.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+742.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	7.5µg	23.9µg	30%
Folate	59µg	7µg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.03mg	11%
Iron	1.46mg	0.6mg	11%
Cholesterol	0mg	29mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	0.4mg	7%
Sodium	0mg	165mg	7%
Phosphorus	33mg	76mg	6%
Fiber		1.2g	5%
Choline		25.7mg	5%
Protein	2.36g	4.54g	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.09µg	4%
Copper	0.072mg	0.098mg	3%
Magnesium	8mg	21mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	0.552g	3%
Fats	0.19g	2.07g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.263mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.051g	0.419g	2%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.315mg	2%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.65mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g	0.581g	1%
Calcium	1mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Carbs	28.73g	25.16g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg	0.046mg	1%
Calories	130kcal	138kcal	0%
Net carbs	28.73g	23.96g	N/A
Potassium	26mg	38mg	0%
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat		0.029g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.084mg	0.138mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.102mg	0.19mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	0.365mg	0%
Lysine	0.085mg	0.137mg	0%
Methionine	0.056mg	0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.126mg	0.24mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.121mg	0%