Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
wild rice
versus
soy flour
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in wild rice and soy flour:
Both wild rice and soy flour are high in calories. Soy flour has 268% more calories than wild rice - wild rice has 101 calories per 100 grams and soy flour has 372 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, wild rice is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to soy flour per calorie. Wild rice has a macronutrient ratio of 15:82:3 and for soy flour, 50:31:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Wild Rice | Soy Flour | |
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Protein | 15% | 50% |
Carbohydrates | 82% | 31% |
Fat | 3% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Soy flour is high in carbohydrates and wild rice has 30% less carbohydrates than soy flour - wild rice has 21.3g 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 789% more dietary fiber than wild rice - wild rice has 1.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber.
Wild rice has 11.7 times less sugar than soy flour - wild rice has 0.73g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Soy flour is an excellent source of protein and it has 11 times more protein than wild rice - wild rice has 4g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Wild rice has 25.3 times less saturated fat than soy flour - wild rice has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Soy flour and wild rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and wild rice does not contain significant amounts.
Wild rice and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - wild rice has 0.24mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E.
Wild rice and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - wild rice has 0.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Wild Rice | Soy Flour | |
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Thiamin | 0.052 MG | 1.088 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.087 MG | 0.28 MG |
Niacin | 1.287 MG | 2.95 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.154 MG | 1.55 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.135 MG | 1.05 MG |
Folate | 26 UG | 289 UG |
Soy flour is an excellent source of calcium and it has 94 times more calcium than wild rice - wild 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 12 times more iron than wild rice - wild rice has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Soy flour is an excellent source of potassium and it has 19 times more potassium than wild rice - wild rice has 101mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy flour has 2090mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, soy flour has more beta-carotene than wild rice per 100 grams, however, wild rice contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than soy flour per 100 grams.
Wild Rice | Soy Flour | |
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beta-carotene | 2 UG | 24 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 64 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy flour has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than wild rice per 100 grams.
Wild Rice | Soy Flour | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.095 G | 0.555 G |
Total | 0.095 G | 0.555 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soy flour has more linoleic acid than wild rice per 100 grams.
Wild Rice | Soy Flour | |
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linoleic acid | 0.119 G | 3.66 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.025 G |
Total | 0.119 G | 3.685 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.
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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% | 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% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||