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Beetroot vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between beetroot and glutinous rice

  • Beetroot has more folate, potassium, iron, fiber, and vitamin C; however, glutinous rice is higher in selenium.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 27% more than glutinous rice.
  • Glutinous rice has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of glutinous rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beets, raw and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3150%
Contains more IronIron +471.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +10800%
Contains more CholineCholine +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Folate 109µg 1µg 27%
Selenium 0.7µg 5.6µg 9%
Potassium 325mg 10mg 9%
Iron 0.8mg 0.14mg 8%
Fiber 2.8g 1g 7%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0mg 5%
Phosphorus 40mg 8mg 5%
Carbs 9.56g 21.09g 4%
Magnesium 23mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.026mg 3%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.262mg 3%
Copper 0.075mg 0.049mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 5mg 3%
Calories 43kcal 97kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.013mg 2%
Choline 6mg 2.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.215mg 1%
Protein 1.61g 2.02g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.02mg 1%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.41mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.29mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.07g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1442.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.5%
Contains more FatsFats +11.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +118.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.