Focaccia vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between focaccia and brown rice

Focaccia has more iron, folate, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin E, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, brown rice is richer in manganese.
Focaccia covers your daily iron needs 33% more than brown rice.
Brown rice has 140 times less sodium than focaccia. Focaccia has 561mg of sodium, while brown rice has 4mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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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.

Focaccia

Brown rice

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.6%
Contains more IronIron	+464.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+87.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+174.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+167.6%

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.

Focaccia

Brown rice

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+735.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+164%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+336.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1433.3%

Contains more CholineCholine

+217.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.123mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.16mg	0.56mg	33%
Folate	138µg	9µg	32%
Manganese	0.364mg	0.974mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.47mg	0.178mg	24%
Sodium	561mg	4mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.069mg	18%
Selenium	15.9µg	5.8µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	5.67g	0.369g	13%
Protein	8.77g	2.74g	12%
Fats	7.89g	0.97g	11%
Starch		24.79g	10%
Vitamin E	1.42mg	0.17mg	8%
Vitamin B3	3.67mg	2.561mg	7%
Calories	249kcal	123kcal	6%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.71mg	6%
Magnesium	20mg	39mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	0.2µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.38mg	5%
Phosphorus	128mg	103mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.994g	0.366g	4%
Carbs	35.82g	25.58g	3%
Saturated fat	0.877g	0.26g	3%
Calcium	35mg	3mg	3%
Copper	0.091mg	0.106mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.113mg	0.123mg	1%
Potassium	114mg	86mg	1%
Choline	2.9mg	9.2mg	1%
Fiber	1.8g	1.6g	1%
Net carbs	34.02g	23.98g	N/A
Sugar	1.75g	0.24g	N/A
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