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Wild rice raw vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wild rice raw and potatoes

  • Wild rice raw has more phosphorus, zinc, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, potatoes are richer in vitamin C.
  • Wild rice raw covers your daily phosphorus needs 54% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes have 20 times less zinc than wild rice raw. Wild rice raw has 5.96mg of zinc, while potatoes have 0.3mg.
  • Potatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potatoes is 86, while the glycemic index of wild rice raw is 57.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wild rice, raw and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
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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% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +669.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more IronIron +142%
Contains more CopperCopper +376.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1886.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +659.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +564.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
~equal in Potassium ~425mg

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 0% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +718.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +534.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +264.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice raw Potato DV% diff.
Phosphorus 433mg 57mg 54%
Zinc 5.96mg 0.3mg 51%
Manganese 1.329mg 0.2mg 49%
Copper 0.524mg 0.11mg 46%
Magnesium 177mg 23mg 37%
Vitamin B3 6.733mg 1.061mg 35%
Protein 14.73g 2.05g 25%
Vitamin C 0mg 19.7mg 22%
Folate 95µg 15µg 20%
Carbs 74.9g 17.49g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.262mg 0.032mg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.295mg 16%
Fiber 6.2g 2.1g 16%
Calories 357kcal 77kcal 14%
Iron 1.96mg 0.81mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.391mg 0.298mg 7%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.01mg 5%
Choline 35mg 12.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.676g 0.042g 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.081mg 3%
Fats 1.08g 0.09g 2%
Calcium 21mg 12mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.156g 0.025g 1%
Net carbs 68.7g 15.39g N/A
Potassium 427mg 425mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 0.82g N/A
Sodium 7mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.159g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.179mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.469mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.618mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 1.018mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.438mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.721mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.858mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.384mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 g
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +618.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328.2%
Contains more OtherOther +36.6%
Contains more WaterWater +921.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 g
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1509.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.67 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +294.1%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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