Brown rice vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brown rice and mothbeans?

Brown rice is richer in manganese, vitamin B3, and selenium, while mothbeans is higher in folate, iron, magnesium, protein, phosphorus, copper, and potassium.
Mothbeans's daily need coverage for folate is 34% higher.
Mothbeans has 4 times less vitamin B3 than brown rice. Brown rice has 2.561mg of vitamin B3, while mothbeans has 0.668mg.
Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than mothbeans (30).

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brown rice

Mothbeans

Contains more ZincZinc	+20.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+84.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+107.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+253.5%
Contains more IronIron	+460.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.6%

~equal in Calcium ~3mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brown rice

Mothbeans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+283.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1488.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.391mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	9µg	143µg	34%
Iron	0.56mg	3.14mg	32%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.527mg	19%
Magnesium	39mg	104mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	0.668mg	12%
Protein	2.74g	7.81g	10%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Phosphorus	103mg	150mg	7%
Potassium	86mg	304mg	6%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Copper	0.106mg	0.164mg	6%
Selenium	5.8µg	2.8µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.124mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.023mg	4%
Carbs	25.58g	20.96g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.093mg	2%
Choline	9.2mg		2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.355g		2%
Fats	0.97g	0.55g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.59mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.124g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	0.044g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.256g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.011g		1%
Calories	123kcal	117kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	449kcal	150kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	85g	N/A
Net carbs	23.98g	20.96g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	3mg	0%
Sugar	0.24g		N/A
Sodium	4mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.391mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.05mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.388mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	0.525mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.425mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.075mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.35mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.25mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.263mg	0%