Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Whole Wheat Flour VS Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice

Weight per 300 calories

• Whole Wheat Flour: 88.2g
• Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice: 82.2g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is high in comparison to other foods.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Whole Wheat Flour or Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Whole Wheat Flour	15%	6%	79%
Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice	8%	2%	90%

Macro Nutrients

	Whole Wheat Flour	Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	2.27% 2.2g	0.56% 0.54g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.2% 0.38g	0.46% 0.15g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	4.03% 0.064g	1.6% 0.025g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	5.67% 0.96g	0.71% 0.12g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	49% 63.5g	50.5% 65.7g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	0.5% 0.36g	0.14% 0.099g	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	0.061% 0.044g	0.023% 0.016g	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	% 0.016g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.32g	% 0.066g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	25% 9.44g	2.8% 1.07g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	21% 11.7g	10.5% 5.86g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Whole Wheat Flour	Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice	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	39.5% 0.47mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	11% 0.15mg	3.1% 0.04mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	27.3% 4.37mg	21.5% 3.45mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	10.6% 0.53mg	16.6% 0.83mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	27.6% 0.36mg	10.4% 0.13mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	9.7% 39μg	47.5% 190μg	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	4.18% 0.63mg	0.6% 0.09mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.4% 1.68μg	0.068% 0.082μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Whole Wheat Flour	Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3% 30mg	2.3% 23mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	40% 0.36mg	20% 0.18mg	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	39.7% 3.18mg	44.3% 3.54mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	28.8% 121mg	4.9% 20.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	156% 3.6mg	39% 0.89mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	115% 51.6μg	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	45% 315mg	13.5% 95mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	9.42% 320mg	2.8% 95mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	99% 54.5μg	22.6% 12.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.12% 1.76mg	0.27% 4.1mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	21% 2.3mg	8.14% 0.9mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.26% 9.48g	0.26% 9.55g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Whole Wheat Flour VS Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice Nutrients Per 300 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Whole Wheat Flour or Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice?

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Whole Wheat Flour vs Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice:

• 300 calories of Whole Wheat Flour have 3.6 times more Vitamin B2, 1.3 times more Vitamin B3 and 2.7 times more Vitamin B6 than Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice.
• While 300 kcal of Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice contain 1.6 times more Vitamin B5 and 4.9 times more Vitamin B9 than Whole-grain Wheat Flour.
• Both Whole Wheat Flour and Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice provide similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B2
• Both Whole-grain Wheat Flour as well as Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K in 300 calories.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Whole Wheat Flour vs Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice:

• 300 calories of Whole Wheat Flour have 2 times more Copper, 5.9 times more Magnesium, 4 times more Manganese, 3.3 times more Phosphorus, 3.4 times more Potassium, 4.4 times more Selenium and 2.6 times more Zinc than Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Whole Wheat Flour and Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice contain similar levels of Iron per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice lack sufficient amounts of Magnesium and Potassium
• Both Whole-grain Wheat Flour as well as Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice lack sufficient amounts of Calcium in 300 calories.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• 300 calories of Whole Wheat Flour have 8.8 times more Fiber and 2 times more Protein than Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Whole Wheat Flour and Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice provide inadequate amounts of Fiber
• Both Whole-grain Wheat Flour as well as Enriched Regular Long-grain White Rice provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 in 300 calories.