Refried beans vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between refried beans and arborio rice?

Refried beans are richer in potassium, phosphorus, vitamin C, magnesium, and copper, yet arborio rice is richer in folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Refried beans' daily need coverage for sodium is 16% higher.
Arborio rice contains less sodium.
Refried beans have a lower glycemic index than arborio rice.

We used Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked types in this comparison.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Refried beans

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+337.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1126.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+178.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.3%

~equal in Iron ~1.46mg

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.

Refried beans

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+393.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+115.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+306.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+436.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Histidine	153mg	0.056mg	22%
Sodium	370mg	0mg	16%
Fiber	3.7g		15%
Folate	11µg	59µg	12%
Potassium	319mg	26mg	9%
Phosphorus	92mg	33mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.367mg	1.493mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.076mg	0.164mg	7%
Vitamin C	6mg	0mg	7%
Copper	0.129mg	0.072mg	6%
Magnesium	35mg	8mg	6%
Carbs	13.55g	28.73g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.079mg	0.016mg	5%
Protein	4.98g	2.36g	5%
Choline	21.2mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.189mg	0.397mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.631g	0.051g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.543g	0.05g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.103mg	0.059mg	3%
Starch	7.43g		3%
Calcium	29mg	1mg	3%
Manganese	0.289mg	0.357mg	3%
Selenium	5.8µg	7.5µg	3%
Fats	2.01g	0.19g	3%
Calories	90kcal	130kcal	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.4mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.601g	0.058g	1%
Vitamin E	0.09mg		1%
Net carbs	9.85g	28.73g	N/A
Iron	1.44mg	1.46mg	0%
Sugar	0.54g		N/A
Trans fat	0.016g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.065mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.231mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.438mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.377mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.083mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.287mg	0.144mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.169g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.36g		N/A