Adzuki bean vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between adzuki beans and arborio rice

Adzuki beans have more copper, phosphorus, folate, potassium, zinc, protein, magnesium, manganese, and iron; however, arborio rice is higher in selenium.
Adzuki beans cover your daily copper needs 25% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 20 times less potassium than adzuki beans. Adzuki beans contain 532mg of potassium, while arborio rice contains 26mg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, 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.

Adzuki bean

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1946.2%
Contains more IronIron	+37%
Contains more CopperCopper	+313.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+342.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+409.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+60.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+525%

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.

Adzuki bean

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	7.3g		29%
Copper	0.298mg	0.072mg	25%
Phosphorus	168mg	33mg	19%
Folate	121µg	59µg	16%
Potassium	532mg	26mg	15%
Zinc	1.77mg	0.4mg	12%
Selenium	1.2µg	7.5µg	11%
Protein	7.52g	2.36g	10%
Magnesium	52mg	8mg	10%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.357mg	9%
Iron	2mg	1.46mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.717mg	1.493mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.115mg	0.164mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.064mg	0.016mg	4%
Calcium	28mg	1mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.059mg	3%
Carbs	24.77g	28.73g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.43mg	0.397mg	1%
Calories	128kcal	130kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.9g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	170kcal	551kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	78g	77g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.19g	0%
Net carbs	17.47g	28.73g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	0mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.036g	0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g	0.058g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.021g	0.05g	0%
Tryptophan	0.072mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.255mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.3mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.632mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.079mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.398mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.387mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.198mg	0.056mg	0%