Russet Potato vs Rice: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Russet potato

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

Russet potato has 95 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 37%.

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

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

Fact 2: Russet potato And White rice Nutrition Difference

• Calories: white rice - 37% more than russet potato
• Carbohydrates: white rice - 31% more than russet potato
• Fat: white rice - 115% more than russet potato
• Dietary fiber: russet potato - 475% more than white rice
• Protein: white rice - 2% more than russet potato
• Water: russet potato - 9% more than white rice

Less protein in russet potato

It is aslo easy to see see that in russet potato is less protein than in white rice.

There is 2.69g per 100g of white rice and 2.63g per 100g of russet potato so using simple math we can see that difference is about 2%.

Less carbohydrates in russet potato

In russet potato is less carbohydrates than in white rice.

There is 28.17g/100g of carbohydrates in white rice and 21.44g/100g in russet potato so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 31%.

Less fat in russet potato

In russet potato is less fats than in white rice.

The tables above show us that there is 0.28g/100g of fats in white rice and 0.13g/100g in russet potato. In this case difference is about 115%.

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