Cream of Rice vs. Tortellini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cream of Rice and tortellini different?

Cream of Rice is higher in iron; however, tortellini is richer in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, calcium, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for selenium for tortellini is 38% higher.
Cream of Rice contains 3 times more iron than tortellini. While cream of Rice contains 3.96mg of iron, tortellini contains only 1.5mg.
Cream of Rice has less saturated fat.

Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, cooked with water, with salt and Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased are the varieties used 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.

Cream of Rice

Tortellini

Contains more IronIron	+164%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+345%
Contains more CopperCopper	+135.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+537.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1147.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+696.7%

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.

Cream of Rice

Tortellini

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1622.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+59.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2366.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	3µg	23.9µg	38%
Iron	3.96mg	1.5mg	31%
Phosphorus	17mg	212mg	28%
Protein	0.9g	13.5g	25%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.31mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.313mg	20%
Folate	3µg	74µg	18%
Saturated fat	0.02g	3.6g	16%
Calcium	1mg	152mg	15%
Cholesterol	0mg	42mg	14%
Calories	52kcal	307kcal	13%
Carbs	11.5g	47g	12%
Fats	0.1g	7.23g	11%
Sodium	173mg	406mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.039mg	2.696mg	10%
Zinc	0.16mg	1.02mg	8%
Fiber	0.1g	1.9g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Manganese	0.144mg		6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g	2.066g	5%
Copper	0.034mg	0.08mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	38µg	4%
Magnesium	3mg	21mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.027g	0.461g	3%
Potassium	20mg	89mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.076mg		2%
Choline		5.4mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.3µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.043mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.16mg	1%
Net carbs	11.4g	45.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.04g	0.95g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.013mg		0%
Threonine	0.044mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.015mg		0%
Leucine	0.073mg		0%
Lysine	0.037mg		0%
Methionine	0.026mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.037mg		0%
Valine	0.057mg		0%
Histidine	0.026mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A