Chicken soup vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between chicken soup and rice?
- Chicken soup is higher in vitamin B2, yet rice is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, and selenium.
- Rice's daily need coverage for folate is 13% more.
- Chicken soup has 143 times more sodium than rice. While chicken soup has 143mg of sodium, rice has only 1mg.
We used Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types in this article.
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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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +200% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +233.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +471.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +27.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +250% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +59.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +240.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +553.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +338.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +33.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +365.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +52.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1060% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.472mg | 21% | |
| Folate | 5µg | 58µg | 13% |
| Iron | 0.21mg | 1.2mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.035mg | 0.163mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 2.2µg | 7.5µg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.39mg | 8% | |
| Carbs | 3.53g | 28.17g | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.013mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 143mg | 1mg | 6% |
| Calories | 36kcal | 130kcal | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.14mg | 0.49mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 105mg | 35mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 4mg | 12mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 27mg | 43mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.061mg | 0.093mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.054mg | 0.069mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0.4g | 2% |
| Fats | 1.2g | 0.28g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.213g | 0.076g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.582g | 0.088g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.321g | 0.077g | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 10mg | 1% |
| Choline | 9.2mg | 2.1mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.584mg | 1.476mg | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Protein | 2.52g | 2.69g | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 3.53g | 27.77g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.58g | 0.05g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.031mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.096mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.116mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.222mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.097mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.063mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.144mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.164mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.063mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
3.53 g
Water:
92.15 g
Other:
0.6 g
Protein:
2.69 g
Fats:
0.28 g
Carbs:
28.17 g
Water:
68.44 g
Other:
0.42 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +328.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +34.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +42.9% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +698% |
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Protein
~2.69g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.076 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +561.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +180.3% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76% |
