Fettuccine vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fettuccine and brown rice different?

Brown rice has more phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc than fettuccine.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for brown rice is 11% higher.
Fettuccine contains 42 times more sodium than brown rice. While fettuccine contains 166mg of sodium, brown rice contains only 4mg.
Fettuccine has a lower glycemic index (47) than brown rice (66).

KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked 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.

Fettuccine

Brown rice

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+550%
Contains more ZincZinc	+610%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+312%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.6%

~equal in Iron ~0.56mg

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.

Fettuccine

Brown rice

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+164.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese		0.974mg	42%
Copper		0.106mg	12%
Selenium		5.8µg	11%
Phosphorus	25mg	103mg	11%
Starch		24.79g	10%
Magnesium	6mg	39mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.38mg	8%
Protein	6.2g	2.74g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.178mg	7%
Sodium	166mg	4mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.123mg	6%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.71mg	6%
Cholesterol	14mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.8mg	2.561mg	5%
Carbs	14g	25.58g	4%
Calcium	28mg	3mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.9g	0.26g	3%
Fats	2.7g	0.97g	3%
Choline		9.2mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.17mg	2%
Fiber	2g	1.6g	2%
Potassium	168mg	86mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.9g	0.369g	1%
Folate	6µg	9µg	1%
Calories	99kcal	123kcal	1%
Net carbs	12g	23.98g	N/A
Iron	0.6mg	0.56mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	0.24g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.069mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.366g	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