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Brown rice vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brown rice and jícama raw

  • Brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, jícama raw is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Brown rice covers your daily manganese needs 40% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw has 13 times less vitamin B3 than brown rice. Brown rice has 2.561mg of vitamin B3, while jícama raw has 0.2mg.
  • Brown rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of brown rice is 66, while the glycemic index of jícama raw is 17.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Yambean (jicama), 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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +343.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +472.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1523.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +728.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg
~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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +790%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +137.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +170.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Jícama raw DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 0.06mg 40%
Vitamin C 0mg 20.2mg 22%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.2mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.02mg 13%
Fiber 1.6g 4.9g 13%
Phosphorus 103mg 18mg 12%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.7µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.042mg 6%
Carbs 25.58g 8.82g 6%
Magnesium 39mg 12mg 6%
Copper 0.106mg 0.048mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.135mg 5%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.16mg 5%
Protein 2.74g 0.72g 4%
Calories 123kcal 38kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.029mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.46mg 2%
Potassium 86mg 150mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.043g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.021g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0.005g 1%
Calcium 3mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.09g 1%
Folate 9µg 12µg 1%
Choline 9.2mg 13.6mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 3.92g N/A
Iron 0.56mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 0.24g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.019mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +280.6%
Contains more FatsFats +977.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more WaterWater +28.2%

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7280%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +751.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.