Rice vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between rice and spätzle
- Rice has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, spätzle is higher in selenium.
- Spätzle covers your daily selenium needs 30% more than rice.
- Spätzle contains 8 times less folate than rice. Rice contains 58µg of folate, while spätzle contains 7µg.
- Rice has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt.
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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 IronIron | +100% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +49.8% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +75% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +20% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +42% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +32.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +76.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +218.7% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +443.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +269% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +48.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +102.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +728.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +325% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +53.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +1123.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 7.5µg | 23.9µg | 30% |
| Folate | 58µg | 7µg | 13% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.163mg | 0.03mg | 11% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 29mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 0.6mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.476mg | 0.4mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.472mg | 0.315mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 165mg | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 43mg | 76mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.093mg | 0.046mg | 4% |
| Protein | 2.69g | 4.54g | 4% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.09µg | 4% |
| Choline | 2.1mg | 25.7mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.069mg | 0.098mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 1.2g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.076g | 0.552g | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.39mg | 0.263mg | 3% |
| Fats | 0.28g | 2.07g | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 0.077g | 0.419g | 2% |
| Magnesium | 12mg | 21mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 6µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0.17mg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.581g | 1% |
| Carbs | 28.17g | 25.16g | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.013mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.49mg | 0.65mg | 1% |
| Calories | 130kcal | 138kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 27.77g | 23.96g | N/A |
| Calcium | 10mg | 12mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 35mg | 38mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.05g | 0.4g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.029g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.031mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.096mg | 0.138mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.116mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.222mg | 0.365mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.097mg | 0.137mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.063mg | 0.086mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.144mg | 0.24mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.164mg | 0.22mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.063mg | 0.121mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +12% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +68.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +639.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +19% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +560.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +626.3% |
