Spanish rice vs. Tortellini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spanish rice and tortellini different?

Spanish rice is richer in vitamin K, while tortellini is higher in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B1, and folate.
Tortellini covers your daily need for selenium, 30% more than spanish rice.
Spanish rice contains 10 times more vitamin K than tortellini. Spanish rice contains 13µg of vitamin K, while tortellini contains 1.3µg.
Tortellini is lower in sodium.

Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice and Tortellini, pasta with cheese filling, fresh-refrigerated, as purchased 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.

Spanish rice

Tortellini

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+660%
Contains more IronIron	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+271.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+223%

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.

Spanish rice

Tortellini

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+90.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+900%
Contains more CholineCholine	+68.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+318.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+48%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	7.4µg	23.9µg	30%
Phosphorus	57mg	212mg	22%
Protein	3.28g	13.5g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.31mg	18%
Manganese	0.39mg		17%
Cholesterol	0mg	42mg	14%
Calcium	20mg	152mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.317g	0.461g	12%
Saturated fat	1.005g	3.6g	12%
Starch	27.55g		11%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.313mg	11%
Vitamin K	13µg	1.3µg	10%
Phenylalanine	153mg		9%
Vitamin B5	0.415mg		8%
Folate	50µg	74µg	6%
Calories	185kcal	307kcal	6%
Zinc	0.48mg	1.02mg	5%
Sodium	528mg	406mg	5%
Carbs	31.16g	47g	5%
Vitamin A	6µg	38µg	4%
Iron	1.15mg	1.5mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.6mg	0.16mg	3%
Fiber	1.2g	1.9g	3%
Fats	5.29g	7.23g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.082mg	0.043mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0.16µg	3%
Copper	0.065mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.378mg	2.696mg	2%
Magnesium	13mg	21mg	2%
Fructose	0.42g		1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.511g	2.066g	1%
Potassium	116mg	89mg	1%
Choline	9.1mg	5.4mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	29.96g	45.1g	N/A
Sugar	1.3g	0.95g	N/A
Trans fat	0.07g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.044mg		0%
Threonine	0.098mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg		0%
Leucine	0.24mg		0%
Lysine	0.131mg		0%
Methionine	0.071mg		0%
Valine	0.137mg		0%
Histidine	0.071mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.238g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.052g		N/A