Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Long-grain Brown Rice VS Roasted Almonds

Weight per 300 calories

• Long-grain Brown Rice: 81.7g
• Roasted Almonds: 50.2g

Dry Roasted Almonds have 1.6 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Long-grain Brown Rice having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Long-grain Brown Rice or Roasted Almonds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Long-grain Brown Rice	8%	8%	84%
Roasted Almonds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Long-grain Brown Rice	Roasted Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	2.7% 2.6g	27% 26.4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.5% 0.48g	6.4% 2.05g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.63% 0.026g	0.31% 0.005g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	4.65% 0.79g	38.2% 6.5g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	48% 62.3g	8.1% 10.5g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	0.74% 0.54g	3.36% 2.44g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	0% 0g	0.007% 0.005g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	% 0g	% 0.005g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.54g	% 2.4g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	7.74% 2.94g	14.4% 5.47g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	11% 6.16g	18.8% 10.5g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Long-grain Brown Rice	Roasted Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	37% 0.44mg	3.2% 0.039mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	5.97% 0.078mg	46% 0.6mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	33% 5.3mg	11.4% 1.82mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	17.3% 0.87mg	3.22% 0.16mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	30% 0.39mg	5.25% 0.068mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	13.6% 4.08μg	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	4.7% 19μg	6.9% 27.6μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	3.27% 0.49mg	80% 12mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0.41% 0.49μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Long-grain Brown Rice	Roasted Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	0.74% 7.36mg	13.4% 134mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	27.4% 0.25mg	61.3% 0.55mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	13% 1.05mg	23.4% 1.87mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	22.6% 95mg	33.3% 140mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	101% 2.33mg	48.7% 1.1mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	116% 52.2μg	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	36.3% 254mg	33.8% 236mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	6% 204mg	10.5% 358mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	25.4% 14μg	1.82% 1μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.27% 4.1mg	0.1% 1.5mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	16% 1.74mg	15% 1.66mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.26% 9.65g	0.033% 1.2g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Long-grain Brown Rice vs Roasted Almonds:

• Raw Long-grain Brown Rice has 11.4 times more Vitamin B1, 2.9 times more Vitamin B3, 5.4 times more Vitamin B5 and 5.7 times more Vitamin B6 than Dry Roasted Almonds.
• While Dry Roasted Almonds contain 7.7 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B9 and 24.4 times more Vitamin E than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice.
• Both Raw Long-grain Brown Rice as well as Dry Roasted Almonds have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Long-grain Brown Rice vs Roasted Almonds:

• Raw Long-grain Brown Rice has 2.1 times more Manganese and 13.9 times more Selenium than Dry Roasted Almonds.
• While Dry Roasted Almonds contain 18.3 times more Calcium, 2.2 times more Copper, 1.8 times more Iron, 1.5 times more Magnesium and 1.8 times more Potassium than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice.
• Both Raw Long-grain Brown Rice and Dry Roasted Almonds have similar amounts of Phosphorus and Zinc per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Raw Long-grain Brown Rice has 5.9 times more Carbohydrate than Dry Roasted Almonds.
• While Dry Roasted Almonds contain 10.1 times more Fat, 4.2 times more Saturated Fat, 8.2 times more Omega 6, 4.5 times more Sugars, 1.9 times more Fiber and 1.7 times more Protein than Raw Long-grain Brown Rice.
• Both Raw Long-grain Brown Rice and Dry Roasted Almonds have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Long-grain Brown Rice as well as Dry Roasted Almonds have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Fructose, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.