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Drumstick tree vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between drumstick tree and brown rice?

  • Drumstick tree is higher in vitamin C, potassium, folate, vitamin B5, and fiber, yet brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Drumstick tree's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 157% more.
  • Drumstick tree has 5 times more potassium than brown rice. While drumstick tree has 461mg of potassium, brown rice has only 86mg.
  • The glycemic index of drumstick tree is lower.

We used Drumstick pods, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +436%
Contains more IronIron +55.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +276.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +728.6%

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
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% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +108.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.123mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drumstick tree Brown rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 141mg 0mg 157%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.974mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.62mg 2.561mg 12%
Potassium 461mg 86mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.178mg 10%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Folate 44µg 9µg 9%
Selenium 0.7µg 5.8µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.794mg 0.38mg 8%
Phosphorus 50mg 103mg 8%
Carbs 8.53g 25.58g 6%
Fiber 3.2g 1.6g 6%
Calories 37kcal 123kcal 4%
Iron 0.36mg 0.56mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 3mg 3%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.71mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.366g 2%
Copper 0.084mg 0.106mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Sodium 42mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.97g 1%
Protein 2.1g 2.74g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.102g 0.369g 1%
Magnesium 45mg 39mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 5.33g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.069mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.123mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%
Contains more OtherOther +120.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more FatsFats +385%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +199.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +261.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12100%

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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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/nutrients
  2. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.