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
greek yogurt
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white rice and greek yogurt:
White rice is high in calories and greek yogurt has 44% less calories than white rice - white rice has 130 calories per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 73 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white rice is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to greek yogurt per calorie. White rice has a macronutrient ratio of 8:91:1 and for greek yogurt, 55:22:24 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
White Rice | Greek Yogurt | |
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Protein | 8% | 55% |
Carbohydrates | 91% | 22% |
Fat | 1% | 24% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Greek yogurt has signficantly less carbohydrates than white rice - white rice has 28.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 3.9g of carbohydrates.
White rice has more dietary fiber than greek yogurt - white rice has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and greek yogurt does not contain significant amounts.
White rice has less sugar than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 3.6g of sugar per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt is a great source of protein and it has 318% more protein than white rice - white rice has 2.4g of protein per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 10g of protein.
White rice has 20.5 times less saturated fat than greek yogurt - white rice has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 1.2g of saturated fat.
Both greek yogurt and white rice are low in trans fat - greek yogurt has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
White rice has less cholesterol than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt has more Vitamin C than white rice - greek yogurt has 0.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt has signficantly more Vitamin A than white rice - greek yogurt has 90ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt and white rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - greek yogurt has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt and white rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - greek yogurt has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
White rice has more thiamin, niacin and folate, however, greek yogurt contains more riboflavin and Vitamin B12. Both white rice and greek yogurt contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
White Rice | Greek Yogurt | |
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Thiamin | 0.167 MG | 0.044 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.016 MG | 0.233 MG |
Niacin | 1.835 MG | 0.197 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.411 MG | 0.47 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.05 MG | 0.055 MG |
Folate | 58 UG | 12 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.52 UG |
Greek yogurt is an excellent source of calcium and it has 37 times more calcium than white rice - white rice has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 115mg of calcium.
White rice has signficantly more iron than greek yogurt - white rice has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 0.04mg of iron.
Greek yogurt has 386% more potassium than white rice - white rice has 29mg of potassium per 100 grams and greek yogurt has 141mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both white rice and greek yogurt contain small amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
White Rice | Greek Yogurt | |
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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 greek yogurt contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
White Rice | Greek Yogurt | |
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linoleic acid | 0.046 G | 0.065 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.002 G |
Total | 0.046 G | 0.067 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 White Rice or Greek Yogurt .
Note: The specific food items compared are: White Rice (Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked) and Greek Yogurt (Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||