Corn grits vs. Rice noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn grits and rice noodles?

Corn grits is richer than rice noodles in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and calcium.
Corn grits's daily need coverage for iron is 82% more.
Corn grits has 34 times more vitamin B2 than rice noodles. While corn grits has 0.135mg of vitamin B2, rice noodles have only 0.004mg.
The amount of sodium in rice noodles is lower.
The glycemic index of rice noodles is lower.

We used Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt and Rice noodles, 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.

Corn grits

Rice noodles

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+575%
Contains more IronIron	+4692.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+177.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+132.7%

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.

Corn grits

Rice noodles

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+694.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3275%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+372.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	6.71mg	0.14mg	82%
Vitamin B1	0.143mg	0.018mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.672mg	0.072mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.004mg	10%
Sodium	227mg	19mg	9%
Selenium		4.5µg	8%
Folate	27µg	1µg	7%
Starch	15.39g		6%
Calcium	64mg	4mg	6%
Copper	0mg	0.038mg	4%
Carbs	15.95g	24.01g	3%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.114mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.028mg	0.006mg	2%
Calories	74kcal	108kcal	2%
Phosphorus	14mg	20mg	1%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.25mg	1%
Potassium	27mg	4mg	1%
Magnesium	6mg	3mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.052mg	0.011mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.191g	0.023g	1%
Protein	1.58g	1.79g	0%
Fats	0.49g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	14.85g	23.01g	N/A
Sugar	0.1g	0.03g	N/A
Fiber	1.1g	1g	0%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.03mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.076g	0.023g	0%
Choline	2.6mg	1.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.081g	0.026g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.052mg	0.063mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.058mg	0.073mg	0%
Leucine	0.228mg	0.147mg	0%
Lysine	0.031mg	0.062mg	0%
Methionine	0.029mg	0.043mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.087mg	0.095mg	0%
Valine	0.077mg	0.104mg	0%
Histidine	0.048mg	0.045mg	0%