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Rice noodles vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rice noodles and rice different?

  • Rice has more manganese, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and selenium than rice noodles.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for rice is 16% higher.
  • Rice noodles contain 3 times more fiber than rice. While rice noodles contain 1g of fiber, rice contains only 0.4g.

Rice noodles, cooked and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt 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 2.1% 1.2% 0.35% 5.3% 13% 6.8% 8.6% 2.5% 15% 25%
Rice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 7.5% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +775%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +96%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +314%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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% 0.6% 0% 4.5% 0.92% 1.4% 0.66% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.87%
Rice
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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% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 7.5% 23% 21% 0% 0% 2.3% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1450%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice noodles Rice DV% diff.
Manganese 0.114mg 0.472mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.011mg 0.39mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.006mg 0.093mg 7%
Selenium 4.5µg 7.5µg 5%
Phosphorus 20mg 43mg 3%
Copper 0.038mg 0.069mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.072mg 0.4mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Protein 1.79g 2.69g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.49mg 2%
Magnesium 3mg 12mg 2%
Calcium 4mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 24.01g 28.17g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.004mg 0.013mg 1%
Sodium 19mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 4mg 35mg 1%
Folate 1µg 3µg 1%
Iron 0.14mg 0.2mg 1%
Calories 108kcal 130kcal 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 23.01g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.02mg 0%
Choline 1.6mg 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.023g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.073mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.147mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.095mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.045mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 24% 74%
Protein: 1.79 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 24.01 g
Water: 73.82 g
Other: 0.18 g
Rice
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3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.3%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%
~equal in Water ~68.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 36% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.023 g
Rice
2
32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +238.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +230.4%

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. Rice noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168914/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169757/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.