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Butterbur vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butterbur and wild rice

  • Butterbur is higher in vitamin C, potassium, and calcium, yet wild rice is higher in zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Butterbur covers your daily vitamin C needs 35% more than wild rice.
  • Butterbur contains 34 times more calcium than wild rice. While butterbur contains 103mg of calcium, wild rice contains only 3mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Butterbur, (fuki), raw and Wild rice, 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 10% 31% 58% 3.8% 34% 4.4% 5.1% 0.91% 36% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +548.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +737.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +583.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.282mg

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 105% 1% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 1.9% 22% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +543.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +381.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterbur Wild rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.5mg 0mg 35%
Potassium 655mg 101mg 16%
Zinc 0.16mg 1.34mg 11%
Calcium 103mg 3mg 10%
Phosphorus 12mg 82mg 10%
Protein 0.39g 3.99g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.287mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Carbs 3.61g 21.34g 6%
Iron 0.1mg 0.6mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.087mg 5%
Calories 14kcal 101kcal 4%
Folate 10µg 26µg 4%
Magnesium 14mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.052mg 3%
Copper 0.103mg 0.121mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.032mg 0.154mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Fats 0.04g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 3.61g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 0.73g N/A
Sodium 7mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.274mg 0.282mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.049g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 3.61 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 1.46 g
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.8%
Contains more OtherOther +265%
Contains more ProteinProtein +923.1%
Contains more FatsFats +750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +491.1%

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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. Butterbur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170385/nutrients
  2. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.