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Rice vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between rice and malt

  • Rice has more manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, malt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • Malt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 18% more than rice.
  • Rice has 6 times more folate than malt. While rice has 58µg of folate, malt has only 9µg.
  • Rice has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
6
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%
Malt
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more IronIron +471.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +490%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +391.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.6%

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.
Rice
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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Malt
6
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +201.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +469.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +544.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.354mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rice Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Manganese 0.472mg 0.08mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.184mg 13%
Folate 58µg 9µg 12%
Iron 1.2mg 0.21mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.163mg 0.054mg 9%
Calcium 10mg 98mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.077g 1.883g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.476mg 0.259mg 8%
Phosphorus 43mg 91mg 7%
Carbs 28.17g 11.2g 6%
Fats 0.28g 3.29g 5%
Potassium 35mg 172mg 4%
Selenium 7.5µg 5.4µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.046mg 4%
Copper 0.069mg 0.037mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.827g 2%
Calories 130kcal 85kcal 2%
Protein 2.69g 3.37g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.208g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.39mg 0.354mg 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.41mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 27.77g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0.05g 6.68g N/A
Fiber 0.4g 0.5g 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0.077mg 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
Malt
4
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +151.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1075%
Contains more WaterWater +18.8%
Contains more OtherOther +90.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rice
1
32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Malt
2
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +839.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +173.7%

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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. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients
  2. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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