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Scallion vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scallion and wild rice

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, folate, and calcium; however, wild rice is richer in zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and manganese.
  • Scallion covers your daily vitamin K needs 172% more than wild rice.
  • Wild rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wild rice is 57, while the glycemic index of scallion is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Wild rice, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +173.3%
Contains more IronIron +146.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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.
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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +129.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +41300%
Contains more FolateFolate +146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.052mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.087mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Wild rice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.5µg 172%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Iron 1.48mg 0.6mg 11%
Folate 64µg 26µg 10%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.34mg 9%
Calcium 72mg 3mg 7%
Phosphorus 37mg 82mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.135mg 6%
Carbs 7.34g 21.34g 5%
Potassium 276mg 101mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 1.287mg 5%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.282mg 5%
Protein 1.83g 3.99g 4%
Copper 0.083mg 0.121mg 4%
Calories 32kcal 101kcal 3%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Fiber 2.6g 1.8g 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.154mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.213g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.087mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 10.2mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0.73g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.052mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.049g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%
Contains more OtherOther +102.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more FatsFats +78.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.8%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/nutrients
  2. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.