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Brown rice vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brown rice and herbal tea?

  • Brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, and fiber than herbal tea.
  • Brown rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 22% higher.
  • Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than herbal tea (0).

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed types in this comparison.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +330%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +2200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Herbal tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 0.477mg 22%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.04mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0mg 15%
Phosphorus 103mg 1mg 15%
Copper 0.106mg 0mg 12%
Selenium 5.8µg 0µg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0mg 9%
Carbs 25.58g 0g 9%
Magnesium 39mg 3mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0mg 8%
Calories 123kcal 0kcal 6%
Iron 0.56mg 0.08mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.04mg 6%
Protein 2.74g 0g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0g 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Potassium 86mg 20mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 0.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0g 1%
Calcium 3mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 0g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +41.7%
~equal in Other ~0.42g

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.