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Olive vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive and rice different?

  • Olive is richer in iron, copper, fiber, and vitamin E, while rice is higher in manganese, folate, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Olive covers your daily need for sodium, 32% more than rice.
  • Olive contains 41 times more vitamin E than rice. Olive contains 1.65mg of vitamin E, while rice contains 0.04mg.
  • Rice is lower in sodium.

Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, 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.
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 CalciumCalcium +780%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +337.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2260%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +733.3%

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.
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4025%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +390.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3889.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +933.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Rice DV% diff.
Sodium 735mg 1mg 32%
Iron 3.3mg 1.2mg 26%
Copper 0.251mg 0.069mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.088g 20%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.472mg 20%
Fats 10.68g 0.28g 16%
Folate 0µg 58µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.163mg 13%
Selenium 0.9µg 7.5µg 12%
Fiber 3.2g 0.4g 11%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 0.04mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 1.476mg 9%
Calcium 88mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.39mg 8%
Carbs 6.26g 28.17g 7%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.077g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.093mg 6%
Phosphorus 3mg 43mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.076g 6%
Protein 0.84g 2.69g 4%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.49mg 2%
Magnesium 4mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2.1mg 1%
Calories 115kcal 130kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.013mg 1%
Potassium 8mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.05g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Rice
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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 FatsFats +3714.3%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +431%
Contains more ProteinProtein +220.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +350%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Rice
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32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8863.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1098.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.6%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.