Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
brown rice
versus
cooked
pork
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in brown rice and pork:
Both pork and brown rice are high in calories. Pork has 141% more calories than brown rice - pork has 297 calories per 100 grams and brown rice has 123 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, brown rice is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to pork per calorie. Brown rice has a macronutrient ratio of 9:84:7 and for pork, 35:0:65 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Brown Rice | Pork | |
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Protein | 9% | 35% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | ~ |
Fat | 7% | 65% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pork has signficantly less carbohydrates than brown rice - brown rice has 25.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice has signficantly more dietary fiber than pork - brown rice has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice and pork contain similar amounts of sugar - brown rice has 0.24g of sugar per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Pork is an excellent source of protein and it has 838% more protein than brown rice - pork has 25.7g of protein per 100 grams and brown rice has 2.7g of protein.
Pork is high in saturated fat and brown rice has 97% less saturated fat than pork - pork has 7.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.26g of saturated fat.
Brown rice has less cholesterol than pork - pork has 94mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has more Vitamin C than brown rice - pork has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Pork and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pork has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has more Vitamin D than brown rice - pork has 21iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Pork and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pork has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.17mg of Vitamin E.
Brown rice and pork contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - brown rice has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both brown rice and pork contain significant amounts of niacin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Brown Rice | Pork | |
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Thiamin | 0.178 MG | 0.706 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.069 MG | 0.22 MG |
Niacin | 2.561 MG | 4.206 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.38 MG | 0.52 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | 0.391 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.54 UG |
Pork has 633% more calcium than brown rice - pork has 22mg of calcium per 100 grams and brown rice has 3mg of calcium.
Pork has 130% more iron than brown rice - pork has 1.3mg of iron per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.56mg of iron.
Pork is an excellent source of potassium and it has 321% more potassium than brown rice - pork has 362mg of potassium per 100 grams and brown rice has 86mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, pork has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than brown rice per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Pork | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.07 G |
Total | 0.011 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pork has more linoleic acid than brown rice per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Pork | |
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other omega 6 | ~ | 0.08 G |
linoleic acid | 0.355 G | 1.64 G |
Total | 0.355 G | 1.72 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Brown Rice or Pork .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Pork (Pork, fresh, ground, cooked) .
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