Cauliflower vs Rice: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Cauliflower has 25 kcal and Rice has 130 kcal, so Cauliflower has 81% fewer calories.
Cauliflower has more fiber (2 g vs 0.4 g). Rice has more carbohydrates (28.2 g vs 4.97 g). Relative to calories, Cauliflower is the better protein source (7.68 g vs 2.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Cauliflower vs White Rice 100g Compare
| 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 µg | 0.003 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.08 mg | 0.04 mg |
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 100g
25kcalCalories source
- 66% CARBS.
- 26% PROTEIN
- 8% FAT
Rice 100g
130kcalCalories source
- 89% CARBS
- 9% PROTEIN
- 2% FAT
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About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.