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Cauliflower vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cauliflower and brown rice

  • Cauliflower has more vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and choline; however, brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Cauliflower's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 54% more.
  • Cauliflower has 78 times more vitamin K than brown rice. Cauliflower has 15.5µg of vitamin K, while brown rice has 0.2µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cauliflower, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, 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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +247.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +163%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +528.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +866.7%

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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
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% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7650%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +381.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +256%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Brown rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 48.2mg 0mg 54%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.974mg 36%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 0.2µg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 2.561mg 13%
Folate 57µg 9µg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.178mg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.8µg 9%
Phosphorus 44mg 103mg 8%
Carbs 4.97g 25.58g 7%
Copper 0.039mg 0.106mg 7%
Choline 44.3mg 9.2mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 0.38mg 6%
Magnesium 15mg 39mg 6%
Potassium 299mg 86mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.123mg 5%
Calories 25kcal 123kcal 5%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.71mg 4%
Fiber 2g 1.6g 2%
Iron 0.42mg 0.56mg 2%
Protein 1.92g 2.74g 2%
Calcium 22mg 3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.366g 2%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.369g 1%
Fructose 0.97g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.069mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.17mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 4mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 2.97g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 1.91g 0.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +31%
Contains more OtherOther +72.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.7%
Contains more FatsFats +246.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +414.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +985.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1080.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.94 g
Fructose: 0.97 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
99%
Starch: 24.79 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients
  2. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/nutrients

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

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