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Pomelo vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pomelo and rice

  • Pomelo has more vitamin C and potassium; however, rice is richer in manganese, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Pomelo covers your daily vitamin C needs 68% more than rice.
  • Rice has 6 times less potassium than pomelo. Pomelo has 216mg of potassium, while rice has 35mg.
  • Pomelo has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pomelo is 78, while the glycemic index of rice is 60.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pummelo, raw and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, 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.
Pomelo
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
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 +517.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +990.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +512.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2676.5%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.
Pomelo
2
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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +570.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.3%
~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 Pomelo Rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 61mg 0mg 68%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.472mg 20%
Folate 58µg 15%
Iron 0.11mg 1.2mg 14%
Selenium 7.5µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.163mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.39mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 1.476mg 8%
Carbs 9.62g 28.17g 6%
Calories 38kcal 130kcal 5%
Potassium 216mg 35mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.093mg 4%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.49mg 4%
Phosphorus 17mg 43mg 4%
Protein 0.76g 2.69g 4%
Copper 0.048mg 0.069mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Calcium 4mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.013mg 1%
Magnesium 6mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.04g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Sodium 1mg 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
Pomelo
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10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 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 +30.2%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.9%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +192.8%

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/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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