Merlot vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between merlot and arborio rice

Merlot has less folate, selenium, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper.
Arborio rice covers your daily folate needs 15% more than merlot.
Arborio rice contains 5 times less potassium than merlot. Merlot contains 127mg of potassium, while arborio rice contains 26mg.
The glycemic index of arborio rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot 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.

Merlot

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+388.5%

Contains more IronIron	+217.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+554.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+170.5%
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.

Merlot

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+93.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+566.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1223.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5800%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.059mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	1µg	59µg	15%
Iron	0.46mg	1.46mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.164mg	13%
Selenium	0.2µg	7.5µg	13%
Manganese	0.132mg	0.357mg	10%
Carbs	2.51g	28.73g	9%
Vitamin B3	0.224mg	1.493mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.03mg	0.397mg	7%
Copper	0.011mg	0.072mg	7%
Protein	0.07g	2.36g	5%
Potassium	127mg	26mg	3%
Calories	83kcal	130kcal	2%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.4mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.031mg	0.016mg	1%
Phosphorus	23mg	33mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	1mg	1%
Magnesium	12mg	8mg	1%
Fats	0g	0.19g	0%
Net carbs	2.51g	28.73g	N/A
Sugar	0.62g		N/A
Sodium	4mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.057mg	0.059mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.058g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.05g	0%
Tryptophan		0.027mg	0%
Threonine		0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.102mg	0%
Leucine		0.195mg	0%
Lysine		0.085mg	0%
Methionine		0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.126mg	0%
Valine		0.144mg	0%
Histidine		0.056mg	0%