Glutinous rice vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are glutinous rice and lettuce different?

Glutinous rice is richer in selenium, while lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, iron, potassium, and vitamin B2.
Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 148% more than glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice contains 9 times more selenium than lettuce. Glutinous rice contains 5.6µg of selenium, while lettuce contains 0.6µg.
Glutinous rice has a higher glycemic index (98) than lettuce (32).

Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked and Lettuce, green leaf, raw 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.

Glutinous rice

Lettuce

Contains more CopperCopper	+69%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+833.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1840%
Contains more IronIron	+514.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+262.5%

~equal in Manganese ~0.25mg

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.

Glutinous rice

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+60.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+515.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+547.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0µg	126.3µg	105%
Vitamin A	0µg	370µg	41%
Vitamin C	0mg	9.2mg	10%
Folate	1µg	38µg	9%
Iron	0.14mg	0.86mg	9%
Selenium	5.6µg	0.6µg	9%
Carbs	21.09g	2.87g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.09mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0.08mg	5%
Potassium	10mg	194mg	5%
Calories	97kcal	15kcal	4%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.07mg	4%
Calcium	2mg	36mg	3%
Phosphorus	8mg	29mg	3%
Copper	0.049mg	0.029mg	2%
Choline	2.1mg	13.6mg	2%
Zinc	0.41mg	0.18mg	2%
Magnesium	5mg	13mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.215mg	0.134mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.29mg	0.375mg	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Protein	2.02g	1.36g	1%
Fiber	1g	1.3g	1%
Manganese	0.262mg	0.25mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.22mg	1%
Sodium	5mg	28mg	1%
Fats	0.19g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	20.09g	1.57g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g	0.78g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.039g	0.02g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.07g	0.006g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.069g	0.082g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.072mg	0.059mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.087mg	0.084mg	0%
Leucine	0.167mg	0.079mg	0%
Lysine	0.073mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.108mg	0.055mg	0%
Valine	0.123mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.047mg	0.022mg	0%