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Brown rice vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and fettuccine different?

  • Brown rice has more phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and zinc than fettuccine.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for brown rice is 11% higher.
  • Brown rice contains 7 times more zinc than fettuccine. While brown rice contains 0.71mg of zinc, fettuccine contains only 0.1mg.
  • Brown rice has less sodium.
  • Fettuccine has a lower glycemic index (47) than brown rice (66).

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +610%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
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% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +164.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Fettuccine DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 42%
Copper 0.106mg 12%
Selenium 5.8µg 11%
Phosphorus 103mg 25mg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Magnesium 39mg 6mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 8%
Protein 2.74g 6.2g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.09mg 7%
Sodium 4mg 166mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.05mg 6%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.1mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 1.8mg 5%
Carbs 25.58g 14g 4%
Calcium 3mg 28mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.9g 3%
Fats 0.97g 2.7g 3%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.45mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 2g 2%
Potassium 86mg 168mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0.9g 1%
Folate 9µg 6µg 1%
Calories 123kcal 99kcal 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 12g N/A
Iron 0.56mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 0.24g 1.3g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.4g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +126.3%
Contains more FatsFats +178.4%
Contains more OtherOther +331.8%
~equal in Water ~75.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +143.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.4g

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.