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Brown rice vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and pecan different?

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B5 than brown rice.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for pecan is 153% higher.
  • Brown rice has less saturated fat.
  • Pecan has a lower glycemic index (10) than brown rice (66).

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Nuts, pecans are the varieties used 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%
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +376.7%
Contains more IronIron +351.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1032.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +538%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +362%

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%
Pecan
10
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +723.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1650%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +340.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Pecan DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 4.5mg 153%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 21.614g 142%
Copper 0.106mg 1.2mg 122%
Fats 0.97g 71.97g 109%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 40.801g 101%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.66mg 40%
Zinc 0.71mg 4.53mg 35%
Fiber 1.6g 9.6g 32%
Calories 123kcal 691kcal 28%
Saturated fat 0.26g 6.18g 27%
Iron 0.56mg 2.53mg 25%
Phosphorus 103mg 277mg 25%
Magnesium 39mg 121mg 20%
Protein 2.74g 9.17g 13%
Potassium 86mg 410mg 10%
Starch 24.79g 0.46g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.863mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 1.167mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 3mg 70mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.21mg 7%
Choline 9.2mg 40.5mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.13mg 5%
Carbs 25.58g 13.86g 4%
Selenium 5.8µg 3.8µg 4%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 3.5µg 3%
Folate 9µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 3.97g N/A
Sodium 4mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0g 0.04g 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
Pecan
3
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1896.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +234.7%
Contains more FatsFats +7319.6%
Contains more OtherOther +236.4%

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
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10957.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5805.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Starch: 24.79 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pecan
3
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +5289.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1525%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.