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Espresso vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between espresso and brown rice?

  • Espresso is higher in vitamin B3, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and fiber.
  • Brown rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 40% more.
  • Espresso has 3 times more vitamin B2 than brown rice. While espresso has 0.177mg of vitamin B2, brown rice has only 0.069mg.
  • The glycemic index of espresso is lower.

We used Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared 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 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
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 +105.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +330.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +112%
Contains more ZincZinc +1320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1371.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1848%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +156.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6050%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +253.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Brown rice DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 0mg 53%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.974mg 40%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 2.561mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.178mg 15%
Phosphorus 7mg 103mg 14%
Selenium 0µg 5.8µg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Magnesium 80mg 39mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.123mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.069mg 8%
Carbs 1.67g 25.58g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.38mg 7%
Calories 9kcal 123kcal 6%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.71mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Copper 0.05mg 0.106mg 6%
Iron 0.13mg 0.56mg 5%
Protein 0.12g 2.74g 5%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.366g 2%
Fats 0.18g 0.97g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.369g 1%
Choline 2.6mg 9.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.26g 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.17mg 1%
Potassium 115mg 86mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 23.98g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.24g N/A
Sodium 14mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 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 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 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 +39.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2183.3%
Contains more FatsFats +438.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1431.7%
Contains more OtherOther +91.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 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 -64.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +297.8%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.