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Brown rice vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown rice and lemons?

  • Brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, copper, magnesium, and zinc, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Lemons' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 59% more.
  • Brown rice has 32 times more manganese than lemons. While brown rice has 0.974mg of manganese, lemons have only 0.03mg.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Lemons, raw, without peel 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +387.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1083.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +543.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3146.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~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%
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +345%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2461%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Manganese 0.974mg 0.03mg 41%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.1mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.04mg 12%
Phosphorus 103mg 16mg 12%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.4µg 10%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Copper 0.106mg 0.037mg 8%
Magnesium 39mg 8mg 7%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.06mg 6%
Calories 123kcal 29kcal 5%
Carbs 25.58g 9.32g 5%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.08mg 3%
Protein 2.74g 1.1g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.089g 2%
Potassium 86mg 138mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 26mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0.011g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.039g 1%
Choline 9.2mg 5.1mg 1%
Folate 9µg 11µg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.3g 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 6.52g N/A
Iron 0.56mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 0.24g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 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
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +149.1%
Contains more FatsFats +223.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +174.5%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%

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
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3254.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +311.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.