Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
white rice
versus
apple cider
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white rice and apple cider:
White rice is high in calories and apple cider has 65% less calories than white rice - white rice has 130 calories per 100 grams and apple cider has 46 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white rice is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to apple cider for fat. White rice has a macronutrient ratio of 8:91:2 and for apple cider, 1:97:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Rice | Apple Cider | |
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Protein | 8% | 1% |
Carbohydrates | 91% | 97% |
Fat | 2% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Apple cider has 60% less carbohydrates than white rice - white rice has 28.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and apple cider has 11.3g of carbohydrates.
White rice and apple cider contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - white rice has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
White rice has less sugar than apple cider - apple cider has 9.6g of sugar per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
White rice has 22 times more protein than apple cider - white rice has 2.4g of protein per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.1g of protein.
Both white rice and apple cider are low in saturated fat - white rice has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.02g of saturated fat.
Apple cider has more Vitamin C than white rice - apple cider has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Apple cider and white rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - apple cider has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
White rice has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both white rice and apple cider contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
White Rice | Apple Cider | |
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Thiamin | 0.167 MG | 0.021 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.016 MG | 0.017 MG |
Niacin | 1.835 MG | 0.073 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.411 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.05 MG | 0.018 MG |
Folate | 58 UG | ~ |
White rice and apple cider contain similar amounts of calcium - white rice has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and apple cider has 8mg of calcium.
White rice has 11 times more iron than apple cider - white rice has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.12mg of iron.
Apple cider has 248% more potassium than white rice - white rice has 29mg of potassium per 100 grams and apple cider has 101mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both white rice and apple cider contain small amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
White Rice | Apple Cider | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.01 G | 0.007 G |
Total | 0.01 G | 0.007 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both white rice and apple cider contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
White Rice | Apple Cider | |
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linoleic acid | 0.046 G | 0.033 G |
Total | 0.046 G | 0.033 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: White Rice (Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked) and Apple Cider (Apple cider) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||