Glutinous rice vs. Refried beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are glutinous rice and refried beans different?

Refried beans are higher than glutinous rice in iron, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, copper, magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Refried beans cover your daily need for iron, 16% more than glutinous rice.
Glutinous rice is lower in sodium.
Glutinous rice has a higher glycemic index (98) than refried beans (38).

Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) 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

Refried beans

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+3090%
Contains more IronIron	+928.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+163.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1050%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.3%

~equal in Selenium ~5.8µg

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

Refried beans

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+13.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+507.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+296.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%
Contains more CholineCholine	+909.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Histidine	0.047mg	153mg	22%
Iron	0.14mg	1.44mg	16%
Sodium	5mg	370mg	16%
Phosphorus	8mg	92mg	12%
Fiber	1g	3.7g	11%
Potassium	10mg	319mg	9%
Copper	0.049mg	0.129mg	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	6mg	7%
Magnesium	5mg	35mg	7%
Protein	2.02g	4.98g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.103mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0.079mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.076mg	5%
Folate	1µg	11µg	3%
Fats	0.19g	2.01g	3%
Carbs	21.09g	13.55g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.069g	0.543g	3%
Choline	2.1mg	21.2mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.039g	0.631g	3%
Calcium	2mg	29mg	3%
Starch		7.43g	3%
Zinc	0.41mg	0.58mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.1µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.07g	0.601g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.215mg	0.189mg	1%
Manganese	0.262mg	0.289mg	1%
Calories	97kcal	90kcal	0%
Net carbs	20.09g	9.85g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g	0.54g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.04mg	0.09mg	0%
Selenium	5.6µg	5.8µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.29mg	0.367mg	0%
Trans fat		0.016g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.072mg	0.231mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.087mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.167mg	0.438mg	0%
Lysine	0.073mg	0.377mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.083mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.108mg	0.297mg	0%
Valine	0.123mg	0.287mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.169g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.36g	N/A