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Soba vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soba and arborio rice different?

  • Arborio rice is higher than soba in folate, iron, copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Arborio rice covers your daily need for folate, 13% more than soba.
  • Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index (69) than soba (46).

Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked types were used in this article.

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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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.3% 2.3% 55% 24% 11% 14% 0% 47% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.6%
Contains more IronIron +204.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +800%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Manganese ~0.357mg

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.
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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% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 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% 0% 0% 41% 3.7% 28% 24% 14% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +742.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Arborio rice DV% diff.
Selenium 7.5µg 14%
Folate 7µg 59µg 13%
Iron 0.48mg 1.46mg 12%
Copper 0.008mg 0.072mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 1.493mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.164mg 6%
Protein 5.06g 2.36g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.397mg 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.4mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 0mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 130kcal 2%
Carbs 21.44g 28.73g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.059mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.016mg 1%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.357mg 1%
Phosphorus 25mg 33mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 28.73g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 4mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 35mg 26mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.051g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.102mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.056mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.126mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.056mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
2% 29% 69%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 28.73 g
Water: 68.53 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.4%
Contains more OtherOther +105.3%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34%
~equal in Water ~68.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
32% 36% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +123.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.3%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients
  2. Arborio rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168882/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.