Sugar vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar and arborio rice different?

Arborio rice is higher than sugar in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper.
Arborio rice covers your daily need for iron, 18% more than sugar.

Sugars, granulated 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.

Sugar

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1200%
Contains more IronIron	+2820%
Contains more CopperCopper	+928.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8825%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1150%

~equal in Calcium ~1mg

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.

Sugar

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+18.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~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			DV% diff.
Carbs	99.98g	28.73g	24%
Iron	0.05mg	1.46mg	18%
Folate	0µg	59µg	15%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.357mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.164mg	14%
Calories	387kcal	130kcal	13%
Selenium	0.6µg	7.5µg	13%
Vitamin B3	0mg	1.493mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.397mg	8%
Copper	0.007mg	0.072mg	7%
Phosphorus	0mg	33mg	5%
Protein	0g	2.36g	5%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.059mg	5%
Zinc	0.01mg	0.4mg	4%
Magnesium	0mg	8mg	2%
Potassium	2mg	26mg	1%
Fats	0g	0.19g	0%
Net carbs	99.98g	28.73g	N/A
Calcium	1mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	99.8g		N/A
Sodium	1mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0.016mg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.051g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0g	0.058g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0g	0.05g	0%
Tryptophan		0.027mg	0%
Threonine		0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.102mg	0%
Leucine		0.195mg	0%
Lysine		0.085mg	0%
Methionine		0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.126mg	0%
Valine		0.144mg	0%
Histidine		0.056mg	0%