Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Safflower vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between safflower and rice?

  • Rice has less copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, manganese, iron, zinc, and vitamin B2 than safflower.
  • Safflower's daily need coverage for copper is 186% higher.
  • Safflower has 32 times more vitamin B2 than rice. Safflower has 0.415mg of vitamin B2, while rice has 0.013mg.

We used Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types in this comparison.

Infographic

Safflower vs Rice infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 0%
Rice
2
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2841.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +680%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1862.9%
Contains more IronIron +308.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2431.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +930.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1397.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +326.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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.
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% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +613.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3092.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1158.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +175.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Rice DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.076g 188%
Copper 1.747mg 0.069mg 186%
Phosphorus 644mg 43mg 86%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.163mg 83%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.093mg 83%
Magnesium 353mg 12mg 81%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.39mg 73%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.472mg 67%
Fats 38.45g 0.28g 59%
Iron 4.9mg 1.2mg 46%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.49mg 41%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.013mg 31%
Protein 16.18g 2.69g 27%
Folate 160µg 58µg 26%
Calories 517kcal 130kcal 19%
Potassium 687mg 35mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.077g 16%
Selenium 7.5µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.088g 12%
Calcium 78mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 1.476mg 5%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Carbs 34.29g 28.17g 2%
Net carbs 34.29g 27.77g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +501.5%
Contains more FatsFats +13632.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1200%
Contains more WaterWater +1117.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 13% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.682 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.848 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.223 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5409.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37035.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

People also compare

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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/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.