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Rice vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between rice and distilled beverage

  • Distilled beverage has less manganese, iron, folate, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Rice covers your daily manganese needs 20% more than distilled beverage.
  • The glycemic index of rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof.

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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.
Rice
9
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% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1650%
Contains more IronIron +2900%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +975%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2522.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.
Rice
8
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% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
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% 0% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9200%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Manganese 0.472mg 0.018mg 20%
Iron 1.2mg 0.04mg 15%
Folate 58µg 0µg 15%
Selenium 7.5µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.163mg 0.006mg 13%
Carbs 28.17g 0.1g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.476mg 0.013mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.39mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.001mg 7%
Phosphorus 43mg 4mg 6%
Calories 130kcal 250kcal 6%
Copper 0.069mg 0.021mg 5%
Protein 2.69g 0g 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.04mg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0g 1%
Potassium 35mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.004mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0g 0%
Net carbs 27.77g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.05g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.077g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rice
4
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28070%
Contains more OtherOther +8471.4%
~equal in Water ~63.9g

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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. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients
  2. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.