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Brown rice vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown rice and soft serve

  • Brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and copper; however, soft serve is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Brown rice covers your daily need for manganese, 42% more than soft serve.
  • Brown rice has 27 times more vitamin B3 than soft serve. While brown rice has 2.561mg of vitamin B3, soft serve has only 0.095mg.
  • Brown rice has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of soft serve is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19380%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +93.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2595.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +258.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +182.6%
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Soft serve DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 0.005mg 42%
Saturated fat 0.26g 7.46g 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.97g 13g 19%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.095mg 15%
Calcium 3mg 131mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.049mg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.182mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 3.49g 8%
Copper 0.106mg 0.03mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.048mg 6%
Magnesium 39mg 12mg 6%
Selenium 5.8µg 3µg 5%
Calories 123kcal 222kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Fiber 1.6g 0.7g 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Iron 0.56mg 0.21mg 4%
Choline 9.2mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.506mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.61mg 3%
Protein 2.74g 4.1g 3%
Potassium 86mg 177mg 3%
Sodium 4mg 61mg 2%
Phosphorus 103mg 116mg 2%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.52mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.46g 1%
Carbs 25.58g 22.2g 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 21.16g N/A
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.2%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1240.2%
Contains more OtherOther +104.5%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +845.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.7%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.