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Semolina vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between semolina and wild rice

  • Semolina is higher than wild rice in selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Semolina covers your daily selenium needs 35% more than wild rice.
  • Semolina contains 24 times more calcium than wild rice. While semolina contains 71mg of calcium, wild rice contains only 3mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry and Wild rice, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 21% 15% 28% 95% 28% 66% 0.26% 135% 109%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.3%
Contains more IronIron +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +267%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2387.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.4%

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% 0% 0.6% 0% 56% 12% 95% 40% 104% 0% 0.25% 6% 0%
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% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +330.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +234.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Semolina Wild rice DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 0.8µg 35%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.282mg 33%
Starch 68.29g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.452mg 0.135mg 24%
Vitamin B3 5.048mg 1.287mg 24%
Carbs 80.89g 21.34g 20%
Copper 0.284mg 0.121mg 18%
Calories 374kcal 101kcal 14%
Vitamin B1 0.224mg 0.052mg 14%
Phosphorus 153mg 82mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.672mg 0.154mg 10%
Calcium 71mg 3mg 7%
Protein 7.51g 3.99g 7%
Folate 8µg 26µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.087mg 3%
Zinc 1.02mg 1.34mg 3%
Iron 0.74mg 0.6mg 2%
Potassium 174mg 101mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.294g 0.049g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.258g 0.05g 1%
Magnesium 27mg 32mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.213g 1%
Fats 1.03g 0.34g 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.24mg 1%
Net carbs 79.09g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 0.33g 0.73g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.8g 0%
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.339mg 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.656mg 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.398mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.185mg 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0.2g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 81% 10%
Protein: 7.51 g
Fats: 1.03 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 9.86 g
Other: 0.71 g
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.2%
Contains more FatsFats +202.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.1%
Contains more OtherOther +77.5%
Contains more WaterWater +649.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.294 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.258 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +416%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 68.29 g
Sucrose: 0.21 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.02 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
45% 27% 27%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.33 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +57.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +81.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +900%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Semolina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169758/nutrients
  2. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.