Brown rice vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown rice and biscuits

Brown rice has more manganese; however, biscuits are higher in iron, selenium, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, and phosphorus.
Biscuits cover your daily need for iron, 29% more than brown rice.
Brown rice has 3 times more manganese than biscuits. While brown rice has 0.974mg of manganese, biscuits have only 0.378mg.
Brown rice has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of brown rice is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Brown rice

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.7%
Contains more IronIron	+417.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+236.2%

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.

Brown rice

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+251.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+349.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+577.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.56mg	2.9mg	29%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.378mg	26%
Sodium	4mg	580mg	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	4.163g	25%
Selenium	5.8µg	19.5µg	25%
Fats	0.97g	16.3g	24%
Calcium	3mg	235mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.31mg	19%
Saturated fat	0.26g	4.324g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	6.93g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.356mg	15%
Folate	9µg	61µg	13%
Calories	123kcal	353kcal	12%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Phosphorus	103mg	164mg	9%
Protein	2.74g	7g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.035mg	7%
Carbs	25.58g	44.6g	6%
Magnesium	39mg	18mg	5%
Copper	0.106mg	0.082mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Choline	9.2mg		2%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.54mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	2.949mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.285mg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Potassium	86mg	121mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	23.98g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g	2.18g	N/A
Fiber	1.6g	1.5g	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A