Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
brown rice
versus
red wine vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in brown rice and red wine vinegar:
Brown rice is high in calories and red wine vinegar has 85% less calories than brown rice - brown rice has 123 calories per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 19 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, brown rice is lighter in protein, heavier in fat and similar to red wine vinegar for carbs. Brown rice has a macronutrient ratio of 9:84:7 and for red wine vinegar, 14:86:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Brown Rice | Red Wine Vinegar | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 9% | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 84% | 86% |
| Fat | 7% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Red wine vinegar has signficantly less carbohydrates than brown rice - brown rice has 25.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.27g of carbohydrates.
Brown rice has signficantly more dietary fiber than red wine vinegar - brown rice has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of sugar - brown rice has 0.24g of sugar per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice has 67 times more protein than red wine vinegar - brown rice has 2.7g of protein per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.04g of protein.
Both brown rice and red wine vinegar are low in saturated fat - brown rice has 0.26g of saturated fat per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar and brown rice contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - red wine vinegar has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and brown rice does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - brown rice has 0.17mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - brown rice has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Brown rice has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Brown Rice | Red Wine Vinegar | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.178 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.069 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 2.561 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.38 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.123 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 9 UG | ~ |
Brown rice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of calcium - brown rice has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 6mg of calcium.
Brown rice and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of iron - brown rice has 0.56mg of iron per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.45mg of iron.
Brown rice has 121% more potassium than red wine vinegar - brown rice has 86mg of potassium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 39mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Red Wine Vinegar (Vinegar, red wine) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||