Which has more calories, Potato or Rice?

Rice has more calories than Potato: 130 kcal vs 77 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Potato or Rice?

Rice has more protein than Potato: 2.69 g vs 2.05 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Potato or Rice?

Rice has more fat than Potato: 0.28 g vs 0.09 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Potato or Rice?

Rice has more carbohydrates than Potato: 28.2 g vs 17.5 g per 100 g.

Potatoes vs Rice: Nutrition, Calories, and Weight Loss Benefits

Per 100 g, Potato has 77 kcal and Rice has 130 kcal, so Potato has 41% fewer calories.

Potato has more fiber (2.1 g vs 0.4 g). Rice has more carbohydrates (28.2 g vs 17.5 g). Relative to calories, Potato is the better protein source (2.66 g vs 2.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato

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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

White Rice

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handful (35g)tablespoon (14g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Potato vs White Rice 100g Compare

per 100g	Potato	Rice
Calories	77	130
Carbohydrates	17.49 g	28.17 g
Fat	0.09 g	0.28 g
Saturated fat	0.01 g	0.15 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	0.4 g
Protein	2.05 g	2.69 g
Water	79.25 g	68.44 g
Calcium	12 mg	10 mg
Iron	0.81 mg	0.2 mg
Magnessium	23 mg	12 mg
Potassium	425 mg	35 mg
Sodium	6 mg	1 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.081 mg	0.02 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.032 mg	0.013 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	1.061 mg	0.4 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.298 mg	0.093 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.015 µg	0.003 µg
Vitaminium E	0.01 mg	0.04 mg

Less Calories in Potato

At first glance, you can see that in potato is much less calories than in white rice.

Potato has 77 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 69%.

In potato and in white rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare potato with white rice in details.

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Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

89% CARBS.
10% PROTEIN
1% FAT

Potato calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | sliced

Rice 100g

130kcal

Calories 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.