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Macadamia vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are macadamia and brown rice different?

  • Macadamia is higher than brown rice in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Macadamia covers your daily need for manganese, 137% more than brown rice.
  • Macadamia contains 46 times more saturated fat than brown rice. Macadamia contains 12.061g of saturated fat, while brown rice contains 0.26g.
  • Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than macadamia (10).

Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 93% 26% 32% 138% 252% 35% 81% 0.65% 539% 20%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +327.9%
Contains more IronIron +558.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +613.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +324.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +61.1%

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.
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 4% 0% 11% 0% 299% 37% 46% 45% 63% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +571.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +134.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.561mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Macadamia Brown rice DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 58.877g 0.369g 146%
Manganese 4.131mg 0.974mg 137%
Fats 75.77g 0.97g 115%
Vitamin B1 1.195mg 0.178mg 85%
Copper 0.756mg 0.106mg 72%
Saturated fat 12.061g 0.26g 54%
Iron 3.69mg 0.56mg 39%
Calories 718kcal 123kcal 30%
Fiber 8.6g 1.6g 28%
Magnesium 130mg 39mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.275mg 0.123mg 12%
Phosphorus 188mg 103mg 12%
Starch 1.05g 24.79g 10%
Protein 7.91g 2.74g 10%
Calcium 85mg 3mg 8%
Potassium 368mg 86mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.502g 0.366g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.758mg 0.38mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.069mg 7%
Zinc 1.3mg 0.71mg 5%
Selenium 3.6µg 5.8µg 4%
Carbs 13.82g 25.58g 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.17mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.473mg 2.561mg 1%
Folate 11µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 5.22g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 4.57g 0.24g N/A
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.37mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.602mg 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.665mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.363mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.066mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 76% 14%
Protein: 7.91 g
Fats: 75.77 g
Carbs: 13.82 g
Water: 1.36 g
Other: 1.14 g
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.7%
Contains more FatsFats +7711.3%
Contains more OtherOther +159.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.1%
Contains more WaterWater +5066.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 81% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 58.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.502 g
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15855.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +310.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 79%
Starch: 1.05 g
Sucrose: 4.43 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
99%
Starch: 24.79 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1745.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +2261%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Macadamia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170178/nutrients
  2. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/nutrients

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

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