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Arrowroot vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arrowroot and rice

  • Arrowroot has more folate, vitamin B6, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and copper; however, rice has more manganese and selenium.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 70% more.
  • Arrowroot has 13 times more potassium than rice. Arrowroot has 454mg of potassium, while rice has 35mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arrowroot, raw and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked.

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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 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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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% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1197.1%
Contains more IronIron +85%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +971.4%

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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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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% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186%
Contains more FolateFolate +482.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Rice DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 58µg 70%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.093mg 13%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.472mg 13%
Iron 2.22mg 1.2mg 13%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.5µg 12%
Potassium 454mg 35mg 12%
Phosphorus 98mg 43mg 8%
Copper 0.121mg 0.069mg 6%
Carbs 13.39g 28.17g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.013mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.4g 4%
Protein 4.24g 2.69g 3%
Calories 65kcal 130kcal 3%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.163mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.39mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.49mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 1.476mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 27.77g N/A
Calcium 6mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
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 +57.6%
Contains more WaterWater +18%
Contains more OtherOther +238.1%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
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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 -49.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2100%

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients

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

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