Brown rice vs. Mortadella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown rice and mortadella?

Brown rice is higher in manganese, yet mortadella is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, choline, and iron.
Mortadella's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 11764% more.
Brown rice has 32 times more manganese than mortadella. While brown rice has 0.974mg of manganese, mortadella has only 0.03mg.
The amount of saturated fat in brown rice is lower.
The glycemic index of mortadella is lower.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Mortadella, beef, pork 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.

Brown rice

Mortadella

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+254.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3146.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+89.5%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+195.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+289.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

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.

Brown rice

Mortadella

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+29.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+221639.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+684.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.673mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	153mg	11764%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.48µg	62%
Sodium	4mg	1246mg	54%
Saturated fat	0.26g	9.51g	42%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.03mg	41%
Fats	0.97g	25.39g	38%
Selenium	5.8µg	22.6µg	31%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	11.38g	28%
Protein	2.74g	16.37g	27%
Cholesterol	0mg	56mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	3.12g	18%
Zinc	0.71mg	2.1mg	13%
Choline	9.2mg	72.2mg	11%
Iron	0.56mg	1.4mg	11%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Calories	123kcal	311kcal	9%
Carbs	25.58g	3.05g	8%
Magnesium	39mg	11mg	7%
Fiber	1.6g	0g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.119mg	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	1µg	5%
Copper	0.106mg	0.06mg	5%
Vitamin D	0IU	41IU	5%
Folate	9µg	3µg	2%
Potassium	86mg	163mg	2%
Calcium	3mg	18mg	2%
Phosphorus	103mg	97mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	2.673mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.44mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.13mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	23.98g	3.05g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.22mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.152mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.633mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.708mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	1.213mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	1.262mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.394mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.598mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.735mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.52mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A