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
soy flour
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in brown rice and soy flour:
Both brown rice and soy flour are high in calories. Soy flour has 202% more calories than brown rice - brown rice has 123 calories per 100 grams and soy flour has 372 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, brown rice is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to soy flour per calorie. Brown rice has a macronutrient ratio of 9:84:7 and for soy flour, 50:31:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Brown Rice | Soy Flour | |
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Protein | 9% | 50% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 31% |
Fat | 7% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Brown rice and soy flour contain similar amounts of carbs - brown rice has 25.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy flour has 30.6g of carbohydrates.
Soy flour is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 900% more dietary fiber than brown rice - brown rice has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber.
Brown rice has 37.8 times less sugar than soy flour - brown rice has 0.24g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Soy flour is an excellent source of protein and it has 17 times more protein than brown rice - brown rice has 2.7g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Brown rice has 3.9 times less saturated fat than soy flour - brown rice has 0.26g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Soy flour and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - brown rice has 0.17mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E.
Brown rice and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - brown rice has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both brown rice and soy flour contain significant amounts of niacin.
Brown Rice | Soy Flour | |
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Thiamin | 0.178 MG | 1.088 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.069 MG | 0.28 MG |
Niacin | 2.561 MG | 2.95 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.38 MG | 1.55 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | 1.05 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 289 UG |
Soy flour is an excellent source of calcium and it has 94 times more calcium than brown rice - brown rice has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy flour has 285mg of calcium.
Soy flour is an excellent source of iron and it has 13 times more iron than brown rice - brown rice has 0.56mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Soy flour is an excellent source of potassium and it has 23 times more potassium than brown rice - brown rice has 86mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy flour has 2090mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy flour has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than brown rice per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Soy Flour | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.555 G |
Total | 0.011 G | 0.555 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soy flour has more linoleic acid than brown rice per 100 grams.
Brown Rice | Soy Flour | |
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other omega 6 | 0.004 G | 0.025 G |
linoleic acid | 0.355 G | 3.66 G |
Total | 0.359 G | 3.685 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 Soy Flour .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Soy Flour (Soy flour, low-fat) .
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