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Brown rice vs. Italian sausage raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown rice and italian sausage raw

  • Brown rice has more manganese; however, italian sausage raw is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, zinc, and iron.
  • Italian sausage raw covers your daily need for saturated fat, 55% more than brown rice.
  • Brown rice has 17 times more manganese than italian sausage raw. While brown rice has 0.974mg of manganese, italian sausage raw has only 0.058mg.
  • 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 Sausage, Italian, pork, raw.

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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% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +178.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1579.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194.2%
Contains more IronIron +110.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +327.6%

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +219.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.26g 11.27g 50%
Fats 0.97g 31.33g 47%
Manganese 0.974mg 0.058mg 40%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 14.34g 35%
Selenium 5.8µg 24.8µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.568mg 33%
Sodium 4mg 731mg 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 76mg 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 4.03g 24%
Protein 2.74g 14.25g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.3mg 14%
Calories 123kcal 346kcal 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.79mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.168mg 8%
Carbs 25.58g 0.65g 8%
Iron 0.56mg 1.18mg 8%
Magnesium 39mg 14mg 6%
Phosphorus 103mg 142mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Potassium 86mg 253mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 3.25mg 4%
Copper 0.106mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 18mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 0.65g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.477mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.411mg 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
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3835.4%
Contains more WaterWater +37.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +420.1%
Contains more FatsFats +3129.9%
Contains more OtherOther +511.4%

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
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3786.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1001.1%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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