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
rhubarb
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in brown rice and rhubarb:
Brown rice is high in calories and rhubarb has 83% less calories than brown rice - rhubarb has 21 calories per 100 grams and brown rice has 123 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, brown rice is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to rhubarb for fat. Brown rice has a macronutrient ratio of 9:84:7 and for rhubarb, 15:77:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Brown Rice | Rhubarb | |
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Protein | 9% | 15% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 77% |
Fat | 7% | 8% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Rhubarb has signficantly less carbohydrates than brown rice - rhubarb has 4.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and brown rice has 25.6g of carbohydrates.
Rhubarb and brown rice contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - rhubarb has 1.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and brown rice has 1.6g of dietary fiber.
Rhubarb and brown rice contain similar amounts of sugar - rhubarb has 1.1g of sugar per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.24g of sugar.
Brown rice has 204% more protein than rhubarb - rhubarb has 0.9g of protein per 100 grams and brown rice has 2.7g of protein.
Both rhubarb and brown rice are low in saturated fat - rhubarb has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.26g of saturated fat.
Rhubarb has more Vitamin C than brown rice - rhubarb has 8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Rhubarb and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - rhubarb has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Rhubarb and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - rhubarb has 0.27mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.17mg of Vitamin E.
Rhubarb has 145 times more Vitamin K than brown rice - rhubarb has 29.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.2ug of Vitamin K.
Brown rice has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both brown rice and rhubarb contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
Brown Rice | Rhubarb | |
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Thiamin | 0.178 MG | 0.02 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.069 MG | 0.03 MG |
Niacin | 2.561 MG | 0.3 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.38 MG | 0.085 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | 0.024 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 7 UG |
Rhubarb is an excellent source of calcium and it has 27 times more calcium than brown rice - rhubarb has 86mg of calcium per 100 grams and brown rice has 3mg of calcium.
Rhubarb and brown rice contain similar amounts of iron - rhubarb has 0.22mg of iron per 100 grams and brown rice has 0.56mg of iron.
Rhubarb is a great source of potassium and it has 235% more potassium than brown rice - rhubarb has 288mg of potassium per 100 grams and brown rice has 86mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, brown rice has more linoleic acid than rhubarb per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Rhubarb | |
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other omega 6 | 0.004 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.355 G | 0.099 G |
Total | 0.359 G | 0.099 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 Rhubarb .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Rhubarb (Rhubarb, raw) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||