Rice vs Bread: Which is Healthier? Calories, Carbs & Nutrition Compared
Per 100 g, Rice has 130 kcal and Bread has 266 kcal, so Rice has 51% fewer calories.
Bread has more protein (8.85 g vs 2.69 g). Bread has more fiber (2.7 g vs 0.4 g). Bread has more fat (3.33 g vs 0.28 g). Relative to calories, Bread is the better protein source (3.33 g vs 2.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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White Rice vs Bread 100g Compare
| per 100g | Rice | Bread |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 130 | 266 |
| Carbohydrates | 28.17 g | 49.42 g |
| Fat | 0.28 g | 3.33 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.15 g | 0.82 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0.4 g | 2.7 g |
| Protein | 2.69 g | 8.85 g |
| Water | 68.44 g | 36.42 g |
| Calcium | 10 mg | 144 mg |
| Iron | 0.2 mg | 3.61 mg |
| Magnessium | 12 mg | 23 mg |
| Phosphorus | 3 mg | 0.2 mg |
| Potassium | 35 mg | 126 mg |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 490 mg |
| Zink | 3 mg | 0.2 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.02 mg | 0.533 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.013 mg | 0.243 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.4 mg | 4.78 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.093 mg | 0.087 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.003 µg | 0.171 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.04 mg | 0.22 mg |
Less Calories in White rice
At first glance, you can see that in white rice is much less calories than in bread.
White rice has 130 kcal per 100g and bread 266 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 105%.
In white rice and in bread most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare white rice with bread in details.
Rice 100g
130kcalCalories source
- 89% CARBS.
- 9% PROTEIN
- 2% FAT
Bread 100g
266kcalCalories source
- 75% CARBS
- 13% PROTEIN
- 11% FAT
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.