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, vitamin A, zinc, vitamin C, and carbs 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

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.

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

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.

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%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

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%
Carbs	86.85g	28.73g	19%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.357mg	19%
Folate		59µg	15%
Calories	378kcal	130kcal	12%
Protein	6.06g	2.36g	7%
Copper	0.137mg	0.072mg	7%
Fiber	1.4g		6%
Phosphorus	77mg	33mg	6%
Magnesium	19mg	8mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.397mg	3%
Potassium	105mg	26mg	2%
Selenium	6.3µg	7.5µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.05g	2%
Fats	1.08g	0.19g	1%
Calcium	10mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.051g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.6g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	624kcal	551kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	77g	N/A
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%