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Rice vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between rice and garlic

  • Rice has more folate; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 88% more than rice.
  • Garlic has 19 times less folate than rice. Rice has 58µg of folate, while garlic has 3µg.
  • Rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rice is 60, while the glycemic index of garlic is 30.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Garlic, raw.

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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
1
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%
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1710%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1045.7%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +254.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.3%

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
2
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%
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1228%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1004.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 1.235mg 88%
Manganese 0.472mg 1.672mg 52%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Copper 0.069mg 0.299mg 26%
Calcium 10mg 181mg 17%
Phosphorus 43mg 153mg 16%
Folate 58µg 3µg 14%
Selenium 7.5µg 14.2µg 12%
Potassium 35mg 401mg 11%
Fiber 0.4g 2.1g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.11mg 7%
Protein 2.69g 6.36g 7%
Iron 1.2mg 1.7mg 6%
Zinc 0.49mg 1.16mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.476mg 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.39mg 0.596mg 4%
Choline 2.1mg 23.2mg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 25mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.163mg 0.2mg 3%
Carbs 28.17g 33.06g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.249g 1%
Calories 130kcal 149kcal 1%
Sodium 1mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 27.77g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 0.05g 1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.077g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rice
1
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.4%
Contains more FatsFats +78.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.4%
Contains more OtherOther +257.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +227.6%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.