Arepa vs. Cream of Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arepa and cream of Rice

Arepa has more phosphorus, fiber, calcium, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and selenium; however, cream of Rice is higher in iron.
Cream of Rice covers your daily need for iron, 37% more than arepa.
Arepa has 145 times more saturated fat than cream of Rice. While arepa has 2.902g of saturated fat, cream of Rice has only 0.02g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) and Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, cooked with water, with 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.

Arepa

Cream of Rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+340%
Contains more ZincZinc	+400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+588.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.3%

Contains more IronIron	+280.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.1%

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.

Arepa

Cream of Rice

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+296.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+17%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.071mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.04mg	3.96mg	37%
Phosphorus	117mg	17mg	14%
Saturated fat	2.902g	0.02g	13%
Fiber	2.6g	0.1g	10%
Carbs	37.14g	11.5g	9%
Protein	5.48g	0.9g	9%
Calcium	89mg	1mg	9%
Calories	219kcal	52kcal	8%
Fats	5.38g	0.1g	8%
Vitamin A	61µg	0µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.989g	0.027g	6%
Selenium	6.1µg	3µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.027mg	6%
Zinc	0.8mg	0.16mg	6%
Magnesium	27mg	3mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1.514g	0.031g	4%
Sodium	270mg	173mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.202mg	0.076mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.02mg	2%
Potassium	88mg	20mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.042mg	0.018mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.116mg	0.144mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.888mg	1.039mg	1%
Folate		3µg	1%
Choline	4.4mg		1%
Net carbs	34.54g	11.4g	N/A
Sugar	0.87g	0.04g	N/A
Copper	0.03mg	0.034mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.071mg	0%
Trans fat	0.157g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.193mg	0.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.207mg	0.015mg	0%
Leucine	0.671mg	0.073mg	0%
Lysine	0.228mg	0.037mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.026mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.276mg	0.037mg	0%
Valine	0.276mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.166mg	0.026mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.825g		N/A