Cauliflower vs Rice: All Nutritional Differences
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Less Calories in Cauliflower
At first glance, you can see that in cauliflower is much less calories than in white rice.
Cauliflower has 25 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 420%.
In cauliflower and in white rice most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare cauliflower with white rice in details.
Cauliflower And White rice Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
white rice - 420% more than cauliflower - Carbohydrates:
white rice - 467% more than cauliflower - Fat:
white rice - 0% more than cauliflower - Dietary fiber:
cauliflower - 400% more than white rice - Protein:
white rice - 40% more than cauliflower
White rice vs Cauliflower: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
per 100g | Cauliflower | Rice |
---|---|---|
Calories | 25 | 130 |
Carbohydrates | 4.97 g | 28.17 g |
Fat | 0.28 g | 0.28 g |
Dietary fiber | 2 g | 0.4 g |
Protein | 1.92 g | 2.69 g |
Calcium | 22 mg | 10 mg |
Iron | 0.42 mg | 0.2 mg |
Magnessium | 15 mg | 12 mg |
Potassium | 299 mg | 35 mg |
Sodium | 30 mg | 1 mg |
Zink | 0.27 mg | 3 mg |
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.05 mg | 0.02 mg |
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.06 mg | 0.013 mg |
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.507 mg | 0.4 mg |
Vitaminium B6 | 0.184 mg | 0.093 mg |
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 57 mg | 0.003 mg |
Vitaminium E | 0.08 mg | 0.04 mg |
Less protein in cauliflower
It is aslo easy to see see that in cauliflower is less protein than in white rice.
There is 2.69g per 100g of white rice and 1.92g per 100g of cauliflower so using simple math we can see that difference is about 40%.
Less carbohydrates in cauliflower
In cauliflower is less carbohydrates than in white rice.
There is 28.17g/100g of carbohydrates in white rice and 4.97g/100g in cauliflower so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 467%.
The same amount of fats
There is the same amount of fat in cauliflower and white rice - 0.28g/100g.
Cauliflower
25kcal- Calories25
- Carbohydrates4.97 g
- Fat0.28 g
- Dietary fiber2 g
- Protein1.92 g
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup | 1 floret
Calories source
- 66% CARBS.
- 26% PROTEIN
- 8% FAT
Rice
130kcal- Calories130
- Carbohydrates28.17 g
- Fat0.28 g
- Dietary fiber0.4 g
- Protein2.69 g
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 89% CARBS
- 9% PROTEIN
- 2% FAT
Vitamins: white rice vs cauliflower
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
cauliflower - 150% more than white rice - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
cauliflower - 362% more than white rice - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
cauliflower - 27% more than white rice - Vitaminium B6:
cauliflower - 98% more than white rice - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
cauliflower - 1899900% more than white rice - Vitaminium E:
cauliflower - 100% more than white rice
Minerals: cauliflower vs white rice
- Calcium:
cauliflower - 120% more than white rice - Iron:
cauliflower - 110% more than white rice - Magnessium:
cauliflower - 25% more than white rice - Potassium:
cauliflower - 754% more than white rice - Sodium:
cauliflower - 2900% more than white rice - Zink:
white rice - 1011% more than cauliflower
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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