Cereal vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cereal and arborio rice

Arborio rice contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than cereal.
Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 510% higher.
The amount of sodium in arborio rice is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Rice, white, short-grain, 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.

Cereal

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+303.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2232.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+121.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19%

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.

Cereal

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3734.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24087.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1883.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10045.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+75.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.164mg	510%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.059mg	456%
Iron	34.06mg	1.46mg	408%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.016mg	296%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	1.493mg	176%
Vitamin A	814µg	0µg	90%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.4mg	65%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	0mg	43%
Sodium	795mg	0mg	35%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.357mg	19%
Carbs	86.85g	28.73g	19%
Folate		59µg	15%
Calories	378kcal	130kcal	12%
Protein	6.06g	2.36g	7%
Copper	0.137mg	0.072mg	7%
Phosphorus	77mg	33mg	6%
Fiber	1.4g		6%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.397mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	8mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.05g	2%
Selenium	6.3µg	7.5µg	2%
Potassium	105mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Calcium	10mg	1mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.051g	1%
Fats	1.08g	0.19g	1%
Net carbs	85.45g	28.73g	N/A
Sugar	10.35g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	0.058g	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.056mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%