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Crouton vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crouton and rice?

  • Crouton is richer than rice in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fiber, folate, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 55% more.
  • Crouton has 698 times more sodium than rice. While crouton has 698mg of sodium, rice has only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of rice is lower.

We used Croutons, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +158.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +660%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +254.3%
Contains more IronIron +240%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.472mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +282.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1992.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +268.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Rice DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 7.5µg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.163mg 38%
Iron 4.08mg 1.2mg 36%
Sodium 698mg 1mg 30%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 1.476mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.013mg 20%
Fiber 5.1g 0.4g 19%
Folate 132µg 58µg 19%
Protein 11.9g 2.69g 18%
Carbs 73.5g 28.17g 15%
Calories 407kcal 130kcal 14%
Copper 0.163mg 0.069mg 10%
Phosphorus 115mg 43mg 10%
Fats 6.6g 0.28g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.076g 8%
Calcium 76mg 10mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.077g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.088g 7%
Magnesium 31mg 12mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.093mg 5%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.49mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 35mg 3%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.472mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.39mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Rice
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3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +342.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2257.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +160.9%
Contains more OtherOther +495.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1144.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
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32% 37% 32%
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 +3376.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1575%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.