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Brown rice vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between brown rice and malt

  • Brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B6, and magnesium, yet malt is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Brown rice covers your daily manganese needs 39% more than malt.
  • Brown rice contains 10 times more vitamin B3 than malt. While brown rice contains 2.561mg of vitamin B3, malt contains only 0.259mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in brown rice is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1117.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
~equal in Selenium ~5.4µg

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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +229.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +888.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.354mg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Malt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 0.08mg 39%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.259mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.054mg 10%
Calcium 3mg 98mg 10%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.184mg 9%
Copper 0.106mg 0.037mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.883g 7%
Magnesium 39mg 15mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.046mg 6%
Carbs 25.58g 11.2g 5%
Fiber 1.6g 0.5g 4%
Fats 0.97g 3.29g 4%
Iron 0.56mg 0.21mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Potassium 86mg 172mg 3%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Calories 123kcal 85kcal 2%
Sodium 4mg 60mg 2%
Phosphorus 103mg 91mg 2%
Selenium 5.8µg 5.4µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0.827g 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.06mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.208g 1%
Protein 2.74g 3.37g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.354mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 23.98g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.077mg 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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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23%
Contains more FatsFats +239.2%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%

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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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +124.1%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.