Rice vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are rice and apple pie different?
- Rice is richer in folate, manganese, and vitamin B5, while apple pie is higher in vitamin B2, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Apple pie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 19% more than rice.
- Rice contains 15 times more folate than apple pie. Rice contains 58µg of folate, while apple pie contains 4µg.
- Rice is lower in saturated fat.
- Rice has a higher glycemic index (60) than apple pie (41).
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour types were 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +71.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +50% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +206.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +79.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +159.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +85.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +21.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +31.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +227.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +144.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1350% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1115.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 0.077g | 3.797g | 17% |
Fats | 0.28g | 11g | 16% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.076g | 2.198g | 14% |
Folate | 58µg | 4µg | 14% |
Selenium | 7.5µg | 14% | |
Manganese | 0.472mg | 0.182mg | 13% |
Sodium | 1mg | 266mg | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.013mg | 0.158mg | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 4.388g | 11% |
Fiber | 0.4g | 1.6g | 5% |
Calories | 130kcal | 237kcal | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.39mg | 0.119mg | 5% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.2mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.093mg | 0.038mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.069mg | 0.046mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.49mg | 0.16mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 43mg | 24mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 29µg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.476mg | 1.123mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.163mg | 0.134mg | 2% |
Protein | 2.69g | 1.9g | 2% |
Carbs | 28.17g | 34g | 2% |
Potassium | 35mg | 65mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 12mg | 7mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 27.77g | 32.4g | N/A |
Calcium | 10mg | 11mg | 0% |
Iron | 1.2mg | 1.21mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.05g | N/A | |
Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.01µg | 0% |
Choline | 2.1mg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.031mg | 0.026mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.096mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.116mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.222mg | 0.129mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.097mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.063mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.144mg | 0.088mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.164mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.063mg | 0.038mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +41.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +31.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +3828.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +114.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +4886.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2792.1% |