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Yogurt vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yogurt and rice

  • Yogurt has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium, while rice has more manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Yogurt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 31% higher.
  • Rice contains 21 times less vitamin B2 than yogurt. Yogurt contains 0.278mg of vitamin B2, while rice contains 0.013mg.
  • Yogurt has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of yogurt is 19, while the glycemic index of rice is 60.

The food types used in this comparison are Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked.

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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.
Yogurt
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Rice
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +302.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +214%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.3%
Contains more IronIron +1614.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5144.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.49mg

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.
Yogurt
4
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% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Rice
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% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2038.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +619%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +608.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +609.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +728.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yogurt Rice DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 0µg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 0.013mg 20%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.472mg 20%
Protein 10.19g 2.69g 15%
Iron 0.07mg 1.2mg 14%
Phosphorus 135mg 43mg 13%
Folate 7µg 58µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.163mg 12%
Calcium 110mg 10mg 10%
Carbs 3.6g 28.17g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.208mg 1.476mg 8%
Copper 0.017mg 0.069mg 6%
Selenium 9.7µg 7.5µg 4%
Calories 59kcal 130kcal 4%
Potassium 141mg 35mg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 2.1mg 2%
Sodium 36mg 1mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.4g 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 0.39mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.6g 27.77g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3.24g 0.05g N/A
Zinc 0.52mg 0.49mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Saturated fat 0.117g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.144mg 0%
Valine 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.063mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
4
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Rice
1
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +278.8%
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +682.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Rice
3
32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +533.3%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients
  2. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/nutrients

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

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