Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
white rice
versus
maruchan ramen, chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white rice and maruchan ramen, chicken:
Both white rice and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 248% more calories than white rice - white rice has 130 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, white rice is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to maruchan ramen, chicken for protein. White rice has a macronutrient ratio of 8:91:1 and for maruchan ramen, chicken, 10:53:37 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| White Rice | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 8% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 91% | 53% |
| Fat | 1% | 37% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in carbohydrates and white rice has 53% less carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - white rice has 28.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 933% more dietary fiber than white rice - white rice has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber.
White rice has less sugar than maruchan ramen, chicken - maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is a great source of protein and it has 360% more protein than white rice - white rice has 2.4g of protein per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in saturated fat and white rice has 99% less saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - white rice has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin C than white rice - maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin A than white rice - maruchan ramen, chicken has 46.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white rice does not contain significant amounts.
White rice has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| White Rice | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.167 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.016 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 1.835 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.411 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.05 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 58 UG | ~ |
Maruchan ramen, chicken has signficantly more calcium than white rice - white rice has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has 183% more iron than white rice - white rice has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron.
White rice has more potassium than maruchan ramen, chicken - white rice has 29mg of potassium per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either White Rice or Maruchan Ramen, Chicken .
Note: The specific food items compared are: White Rice (Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked) and Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) .
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