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Focaccia vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are focaccia and rice different?

  • Focaccia is higher than rice in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin E, and zinc.
  • Focaccia covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 26% more than rice.
  • Focaccia contains 561 times more sodium than rice. Focaccia contains 561mg of sodium, while rice contains 1mg.

Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
Rice
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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 +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.7%
Contains more IronIron +163.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +197.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +112%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.7%

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.
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% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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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 EVitamin E +3450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +188.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2215.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Rice DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.163mg 26%
Iron 3.16mg 1.2mg 25%
Sodium 561mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.013mg 22%
Folate 138µg 58µg 20%
Selenium 15.9µg 7.5µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.088g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 1.476mg 14%
Fats 7.89g 0.28g 12%
Protein 8.77g 2.69g 12%
Phosphorus 128mg 43mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.04mg 9%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.49mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.076g 6%
Calories 249kcal 130kcal 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.4g 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.472mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.39mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.077g 4%
Carbs 35.82g 28.17g 3%
Calcium 35mg 10mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Copper 0.091mg 0.069mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.093mg 2%
Potassium 114mg 35mg 2%
Net carbs 34.02g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 0.05g N/A
Choline 2.9mg 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +226%
Contains more FatsFats +2717.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.2%
Contains more OtherOther +283.3%
Contains more WaterWater +49.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Rice
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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 +6343.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1207.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.