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Brown rice vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown rice and fontina?

  • Brown rice is higher in manganese, yet fontina is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin A, and selenium.
  • Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 95% more.
  • Brown rice has 70 times more manganese than fontina. While brown rice has 0.974mg of manganese, fontina has only 0.014mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in brown rice is lower.
  • The glycemic index of fontina is lower.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Cheese, fontina types 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 10% 165% 5.6% 8.6% 8.3% 95% 148% 104% 1.8% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +178.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.4%
Contains more IronIron +143.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +324%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6857.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +393%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +747.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1607.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +195.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1200%
Contains more CholineCholine +67.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Fontina DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.26g 19.196g 86%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.68µg 70%
Calcium 3mg 550mg 55%
Fats 0.97g 31.14g 46%
Protein 2.74g 25.6g 46%
Manganese 0.974mg 0.014mg 42%
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Phosphorus 103mg 346mg 35%
Sodium 4mg 800mg 35%
Vitamin A 0µg 261µg 29%
Zinc 0.71mg 3.5mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 8.687g 21%
Selenium 5.8µg 14.5µg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.15mg 15%
Calories 123kcal 389kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.021mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.204mg 10%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 1.654g 9%
Copper 0.106mg 0.025mg 9%
Carbs 25.58g 1.55g 8%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Magnesium 39mg 14mg 6%
Iron 0.56mg 0.23mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.083mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 23IU 3%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.6µg 2%
Folate 9µg 6µg 1%
Choline 9.2mg 15.4mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.429mg 1%
Potassium 86mg 64mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.27mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 1.55g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.361mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.935mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 1.384mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 2.664mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 1.497mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 1.926mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.959mg 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
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1550.3%
Contains more WaterWater +85.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +834.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3110.3%
Contains more OtherOther +761.4%

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
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2254.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +351.9%

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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
  2. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/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.