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Wild rice vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wild rice and spaghetti

  • Wild rice has more zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, spaghetti is richer in selenium.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily selenium needs 47% more than wild rice.
  • Spaghetti has 4 times less vitamin B2 than wild rice. Wild rice has 0.087mg of vitamin B2, while spaghetti has 0.02mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wild rice, cooked and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt.

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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.5%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +21%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3200%

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +221.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +271.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +59.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 0.8µg 26.4µg 47%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.51mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.135mg 0.049mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.287mg 0.4mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.02mg 5%
Folate 26µg 7µg 5%
Protein 3.99g 5.8g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.02mg 3%
Phosphorus 82mg 58mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 158kcal 3%
Carbs 21.34g 30.86g 3%
Magnesium 32mg 18mg 3%
Copper 0.121mg 0.1mg 2%
Manganese 0.282mg 0.322mg 2%
Potassium 101mg 44mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.326g 1%
Saturated fat 0.049g 0.176g 1%
Fats 0.34g 0.93g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.154mg 0.112mg 1%
Choline 10.2mg 6.4mg 1%
Iron 0.6mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 19.54g 29.06g N/A
Calcium 3mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 0.73g 0.56g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.8g 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.131g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.167mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.276mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.119mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.104mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g 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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more WaterWater +19%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.4%
Contains more FatsFats +173.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.6%

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +162%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.1%

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
98%
Starch: 26.01 g
Sucrose: 0.09 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.03 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.4 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +266.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +400%
Contains more FructoseFructose +566.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.