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Merlot vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between merlot and rice?

  • Rice is richer than merlot in manganese, folate, selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 15% more.
  • Merlot has 4 times more potassium than rice. While merlot has 127mg of potassium, rice has only 35mg.
  • The glycemic index of merlot is lower.

We used Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types 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.
Merlot
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Rice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +262.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more IronIron +160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3650%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Rice
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +558.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +5700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Merlot Rice DV% diff.
Manganese 0.132mg 0.472mg 15%
Folate 1µg 58µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.163mg 13%
Selenium 0.2µg 7.5µg 13%
Carbs 2.51g 28.17g 9%
Iron 0.46mg 1.2mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.224mg 1.476mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 0.39mg 7%
Copper 0.011mg 0.069mg 6%
Protein 0.07g 2.69g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.093mg 3%
Potassium 127mg 35mg 3%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.49mg 3%
Phosphorus 23mg 43mg 3%
Calories 83kcal 130kcal 2%
Fiber 0g 0.4g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.013mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 2.51g 27.77g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 8mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Merlot
2
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Rice
3
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2478.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3742.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1022.3%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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