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

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The main differences between wild rice raw and wheat

  • Wild rice raw is richer in zinc, folate, vitamin B2, and magnesium, yet wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 157% higher.
  • Wild rice raw contains 2 times more folate than wheat . Wild rice raw contains 95µg of folate, while wheat contains 43µg.

Food types used in this article are Wild rice, raw and Wheat, durum.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.9%
Contains more IronIron +79.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3092.9%
~equal in Potassium ~431mg
~equal in Copper ~0.553mg

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%
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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +264.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.738mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.419mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice raw Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 2.8µg 89.4µg 157%
Manganese 1.329mg 3.012mg 73%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.419mg 25%
Fiber 6.2g 25%
Iron 1.96mg 3.52mg 20%
Zinc 5.96mg 4.16mg 16%
Folate 95µg 43µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.262mg 0.121mg 11%
Phosphorus 433mg 508mg 11%
Magnesium 177mg 144mg 8%
Choline 35mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 5%
Copper 0.524mg 0.553mg 3%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.935mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.391mg 0.419mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.676g 0.978g 2%
Fats 1.08g 2.47g 2%
Protein 14.73g 13.68g 2%
Saturated fat 0.156g 0.454g 1%
Calories 357kcal 339kcal 1%
Carbs 74.9g 71.13g 1%
Calcium 21mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 68.7g 71.13g N/A
Potassium 427mg 431mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 6.733mg 6.738mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.159g 0.344g 0%
Tryptophan 0.179mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.469mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.618mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 1.018mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.438mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.721mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.858mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.384mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +128.7%
Contains more WaterWater +41%
Contains more OtherOther +16.3%
~equal in Protein ~13.68g
~equal in Carbs ~71.13g

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +116.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44.7%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

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

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