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Flour vs. Rice bran oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flour and rice bran oil different?

  • Flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while rice bran oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Rice bran oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 215% more than flour.
  • Flour is lower in saturated fat.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than rice bran oil (0).

Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Oil, rice bran 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.
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 2.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +6528.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Flour
7
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
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% 646% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 62% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +53733.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8133.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Rice bran oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 35g 231%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 32.3mg 215%
Fats 0.98g 100g 152%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 39.3g 98%
Saturated fat 0.155g 19.7g 89%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0mg 65%
Selenium 33.9µg 0µg 62%
Iron 4.64mg 0.07mg 57%
Folate 183µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0mg 37%
Manganese 0.682mg 30%
Calories 364kcal 884kcal 26%
Carbs 76.31g 0g 25%
Protein 10.33g 0g 21%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 24.7µg 20%
Copper 0.144mg 16%
Phosphorus 108mg 0mg 15%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0mg 9%
Zinc 0.7mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 107mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 73.61g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +10104.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
21% 42% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 39.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45072.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8374.6%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Rice bran oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171013/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.