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Brown rice vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown rice and maple sugar?

  • Brown rice is higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5, yet maple sugar is higher in manganese, zinc, iron, and calcium.
  • Maple sugar's daily need coverage for manganese is 150% more.
  • Brown rice has 64 times more vitamin B3 than maple sugar. While brown rice has 2.561mg of vitamin B3, maple sugar has only 0.04mg.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Sugars, maple 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +625%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.6%
Contains more IronIron +187.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +753.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +354%
~equal in Copper ~0.099mg

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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1877.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +430.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +691.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +338.1%
~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 Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 4.422mg 150%
Zinc 0.71mg 6.06mg 49%
Carbs 25.58g 90.9g 22%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.04mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.009mg 14%
Phosphorus 103mg 3mg 14%
Iron 0.56mg 1.61mg 13%
Calories 123kcal 354kcal 12%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Calcium 3mg 90mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.003mg 9%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.8µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.048mg 7%
Potassium 86mg 274mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Protein 2.74g 0.1g 5%
Magnesium 39mg 19mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.013mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.1g 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0.064g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.036g 1%
Choline 9.2mg 2.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.2g 1%
Copper 0.106mg 0.099mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2640%
Contains more FatsFats +385%
Contains more WaterWater +778.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +255.4%
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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +476.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +266%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.