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Spinach vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spinach and wild rice?

  • The amount of vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, manganese, calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin B2, and vitamin C in spinach is higher than in wild rice.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 411% more.
  • Spinach has a lower glycemic index (32) than wild rice (57).

We used Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Wild rice, cooked types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +171.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.4%
Contains more IronIron +495%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +231.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%

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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +171.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +98620%
Contains more FolateFolate +461.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +93.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +162.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.154mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach Wild rice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 0.5µg 411%
Vitamin A 524µg 0µg 58%
Iron 3.57mg 0.6mg 37%
Folate 146µg 26µg 30%
Manganese 0.935mg 0.282mg 28%
Magnesium 87mg 32mg 13%
Calcium 136mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 0.24mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.236mg 0.087mg 11%
Potassium 466mg 101mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.8mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.135mg 8%
Copper 0.174mg 0.121mg 6%
Carbs 3.75g 21.34g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.49mg 1.287mg 5%
Zinc 0.76mg 1.34mg 5%
Calories 23kcal 101kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.052mg 4%
Phosphorus 56mg 82mg 4%
Sodium 70mg 3mg 3%
Protein 2.97g 3.99g 2%
Fiber 2.4g 1.8g 2%
Choline 19.7mg 10.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 0.213g 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 1.35g 19.54g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 0.73g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.154mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.049g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.104mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 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 WaterWater +23.4%
Contains more OtherOther +352.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.3%
Contains more FatsFats +30.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +469.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +733.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.4%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.