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Wild rice vs. Rye — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wild rice and rye

  • Wild rice contains less manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and magnesium than rye.
  • Rye's daily need coverage for manganese is 100% higher.
  • Rye has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of rye is 34, while the glycemic index of wild rice is 57.

The food types used in this comparison are Wild rice, cooked and Rye grain.

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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%
Rye
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +243.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +405%
Contains more IronIron +338.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +97.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +304.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +813.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1637.5%

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%
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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 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +507.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +231.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +845.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1080%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +198%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice Rye DV% diff.
Manganese 0.282mg 2.577mg 100%
Fiber 1.8g 15.1g 53%
Phosphorus 82mg 332mg 36%
Copper 0.121mg 0.367mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.154mg 1.456mg 26%
Iron 0.6mg 2.63mg 25%
Selenium 0.8µg 13.9µg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.316mg 22%
Magnesium 32mg 110mg 19%
Vitamin B3 1.287mg 4.27mg 19%
Carbs 21.34g 75.86g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.251mg 13%
Protein 3.99g 10.34g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.135mg 0.294mg 12%
Calories 101kcal 338kcal 12%
Zinc 1.34mg 2.65mg 12%
Potassium 101mg 510mg 12%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 5.9µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.767g 4%
Choline 10.2mg 30.4mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.85mg 4%
Folate 26µg 38µg 3%
Calcium 3mg 24mg 2%
Fats 0.34g 1.63g 2%
Saturated fat 0.049g 0.197g 1%
Net carbs 19.54g 60.76g N/A
Sugar 0.73g 0.98g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.208g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.167mg 0.208mg 0%
Leucine 0.276mg 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.286mg 0%
Methionine 0.119mg 0.153mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.435mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0.317mg 0%
Histidine 0.104mg 0.189mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0.11g 0%

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
Rye
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10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +597.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +159.1%
Contains more FatsFats +379.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +255.5%
Contains more OtherOther +292.5%

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
Rye
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17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +316%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +260.1%

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
Rye
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72% 16% 11%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 0.16 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +25%
Contains more FructoseFructose +81.8%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +115.2%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/nutrients

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

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