Rice vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rice and table salt

Table salt has less manganese, folate, vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
Rice is lower in sodium.
Rice has a higher glycemic index than table salt.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked and Salt, table.

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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

Table salt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+337.5%
Contains more IronIron	+263.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130%
Contains more ZincZinc	+390%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+372%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+7400%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+140%

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

Table salt

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
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			DV% diff.
Sodium	1mg	38758mg	1685%
Manganese	0.472mg	0.1mg	16%
Folate	58µg	0µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.163mg	0mg	14%
Selenium	7.5µg	0.1µg	13%
Iron	1.2mg	0.33mg	11%
Carbs	28.17g	0g	9%
Vitamin B3	1.476mg	0mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.39mg	0mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.093mg	0mg	7%
Calories	130kcal	0kcal	7%
Phosphorus	43mg	0mg	6%
Protein	2.69g	0g	5%
Copper	0.069mg	0.03mg	4%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.1mg	4%
Magnesium	12mg	1mg	3%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.076g	0g	1%
Potassium	35mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.013mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	24mg	1%
Fats	0.28g	0g	0%
Net carbs	27.77g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.05g	0g	N/A
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%