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Wild rice vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wild rice and brazil nut?

  • The amount of selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin E, zinc, and iron in brazil nut is higher than in wild rice.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3484% more.
  • Wild rice has less saturated fat.
  • Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index (10) than wild rice (57).

We used Wild rice, cooked and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched 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 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1075%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +552.5%
Contains more IronIron +305%
Contains more CopperCopper +1340.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +203%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +784.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +333.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +239525%
~equal in Sodium ~3mg

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% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +336.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1086.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +182.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice Brazil nut DV% diff.
Selenium 0.8µg 1917µg 3484%
Copper 0.121mg 1.743mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 24.399g 161%
Fats 0.34g 67.1g 103%
Phosphorus 82mg 725mg 92%
Magnesium 32mg 376mg 82%
Saturated fat 0.049g 16.134g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 23.879g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.617mg 47%
Manganese 0.282mg 1.223mg 41%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 5.65mg 36%
Calories 101kcal 659kcal 28%
Zinc 1.34mg 4.06mg 25%
Fiber 1.8g 7.5g 23%
Iron 0.6mg 2.43mg 23%
Protein 3.99g 14.32g 21%
Potassium 101mg 659mg 16%
Calcium 3mg 160mg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.287mg 0.295mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.135mg 0.101mg 3%
Choline 10.2mg 28.8mg 3%
Carbs 21.34g 11.74g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.154mg 0.184mg 1%
Folate 26µg 22µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 19.54g 4.24g N/A
Sugar 0.73g 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.167mg 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 0.276mg 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.119mg 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.104mg 0.409mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2061.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +258.9%
Contains more FatsFats +19635.3%
Contains more OtherOther +755%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47658%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11354.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 27% 27%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.33 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
10% 90%
Starch: 0.25 g
Sucrose: 2.33 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +606.1%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/nutrients
  2. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients

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

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