Corn vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn and arborio rice

Corn has more vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium, while arborio rice has more selenium, iron, folate, manganese, and vitamin B1.
Arborio rice's daily need coverage for selenium is 13% higher.
Corn has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn is 52, while the glycemic index of arborio rice is 69.

The food types used in this comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, 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.

Corn

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+738.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.3%

Contains more IronIron	+224.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+113.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3650%

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.

Corn

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+99.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+76.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+156.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.2µg	7.5µg	13%
Iron	0.45mg	1.46mg	13%
Fiber	2.4g		10%
Folate	23µg	59µg	9%
Manganese	0.167mg	0.357mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.792mg	0.397mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.164mg	6%
Phosphorus	77mg	33mg	6%
Vitamin C	5.5mg	0mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.059mg	6%
Potassium	218mg	26mg	6%
Choline	29.1mg		5%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	0.05g	4%
Copper	0.049mg	0.072mg	3%
Carbs	20.98g	28.73g	3%
Starch	7.17g		3%
Vitamin B2	0.057mg	0.016mg	3%
Protein	3.41g	2.36g	2%
Calories	96kcal	130kcal	2%
Fats	1.5g	0.19g	2%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.4mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.197g	0.051g	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	0µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.374g	0.058g	1%
Vitamin E	0.09mg		1%
Vitamin B3	1.683mg	1.493mg	1%
Fructose	0.79g		1%
Net carbs	18.58g	28.73g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	4.54g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.133mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.133mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.358mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.141mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.069mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.155mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.191mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.091mg	0.056mg	0%