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Glutinous rice vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between glutinous rice and flour?

  • Glutinous rice has less vitamin B1, iron, selenium, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, protein, carbs, manganese, and phosphorus than flour.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 64% higher.
  • Flour has a lower glycemic index than glutinous rice.

We used Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
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Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +970%
Contains more IronIron +3214.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +505.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.8% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3825%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1935.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Glutinous rice Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.785mg 64%
Iron 0.14mg 4.64mg 56%
Selenium 5.6µg 33.9µg 51%
Folate 1µg 183µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.494mg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.29mg 5.904mg 35%
Carbs 21.09g 76.31g 18%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.682mg 18%
Protein 2.02g 10.33g 17%
Phosphorus 8mg 108mg 14%
Calories 97kcal 364kcal 13%
Copper 0.049mg 0.144mg 11%
Fiber 1g 2.7g 7%
Magnesium 5mg 22mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 0.438mg 4%
Potassium 10mg 107mg 3%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.7mg 3%
Choline 2.1mg 10.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.413g 2%
Fats 0.19g 0.98g 1%
Calcium 2mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.044mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.155g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.1g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 480kcal 352kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 27g N/A
Net carbs 20.09g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.05g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.07g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +542.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +411.4%
Contains more FatsFats +415.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +261.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +498.6%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.