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Soba vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soba and rice

  • The amount of folate, iron, copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1 in rice is higher than in soba.
  • Rice covers your daily folate needs 13% more than soba.
  • Rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rice is 60, while the glycemic index of soba is 46.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, 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.
Soba
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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%
Rice
9
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 +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +762.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +308.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.2%
~equal in Potassium ~35mg

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.
Soba
1
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%
Rice
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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% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +728.6%
~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 Soba Rice DV% diff.
Selenium 7.5µg 14%
Folate 7µg 58µg 13%
Iron 0.48mg 1.2mg 9%
Copper 0.008mg 0.069mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.163mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 1.476mg 6%
Protein 5.06g 2.69g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.093mg 4%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.472mg 4%
Phosphorus 25mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.39mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 1mg 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.49mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 130kcal 2%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Carbs 21.44g 28.17g 2%
Calcium 4mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.013mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 27.77g N/A
Potassium 35mg 35mg 0%
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.077g 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.063mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
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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
Rice
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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 +88.1%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.4%
~equal in Water ~68.44g
~equal in Other ~0.42g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Rice
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +238.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.2%

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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. 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.

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