Brown rice vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brown rice and sugar

Brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B5; however, sugar has more carbs.
Brown rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 42% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Sugars, granulated.

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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

Sugar

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+4200%
Contains more IronIron	+1020%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1414.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+7000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+866.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75%

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

Sugar

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.974mg	0.004mg	42%
Carbs	25.58g	99.98g	25%
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	0mg	16%
Phosphorus	103mg	0mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0mg	15%
Calories	123kcal	387kcal	13%
Copper	0.106mg	0.007mg	11%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Magnesium	39mg	0mg	9%
Selenium	5.8µg	0.6µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0mg	8%
Iron	0.56mg	0.05mg	6%
Fiber	1.6g	0g	6%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.01mg	6%
Protein	2.74g	0g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.019mg	4%
Potassium	86mg	2mg	2%
Folate	9µg	0µg	2%
Choline	9.2mg	0mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0g	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.355g		2%
Fats	0.97g	0g	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	0g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.011g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	0g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	449kcal		N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	26g	N/A
Net carbs	23.98g	99.98g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	0.24g	99.8g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg		0%
Threonine	0.095mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg		0%
Leucine	0.214mg		0%
Lysine	0.099mg		0%
Methionine	0.058mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg		0%
Valine	0.151mg		0%
Histidine	0.066mg		0%