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Rice vs Buckwheat
CALORIC DENSITY
Rice, white, glutinous, ckd
Buckwheat
0.97
3.43
20055
20008

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Rice
Buckwheat
Protein = 4g
Protein = 8g
Carbohydrates = 43g
Carbohydrates = 42g
Fat = 0g
Fat = 2g
Fiber = 2g
Fiber = 6g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient rice buckwheat
Protein 4g 8g
Carbohydrate 43g 42g
Fiber 2g 6g
Fat 0g 2g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 2g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 1g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
rice
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 1%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientricebuckwheat
Choline1%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E1%0%
Vitamin K0%0%

Buckwheat are a good source of Riboflavin, Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron.

buckwheat

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 4%
Vitamin B1 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 2%
Vitamin B2 = 23%
Vitamin B3 = 5%
Vitamin B3 = 34%
Vitamin B5 = 9%
Vitamin B5 = 14%
Vitamin B6 = 5%
Vitamin B6 = 11%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientricebuckwheat
Vitamin B14%6%
Vitamin B22%23%
Vitamin B35%34%
Vitamin B59%14%
Vitamin B65%11%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 1%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 1%
Potassium = 8%
Calcium = 1%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 3%
Magnesium = 38%
Phosphorus = 3%
Phosphorus = 35%
Iron = 5%
Iron = 21%
Manganese = 23%
Manganese = 33%
Selenium = 26%
Selenium = 11%
Copper = 10%
Copper = 64%
Zinc = 9%
Zinc = 15%
Nutrientricebuckwheat
Sodium1%0%
Potasium1%8%
Calcium1%2%
Magnesium3%38%
Phosphorus3%35%
Iron5%21%
Manganese23%33%
Selenium26%11%
Copper10%64%
Zinc9%15%

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