Brown rice, cooked vs Spaghetti, cooked

Brown rice, cooked3

Leader

Spaghetti, cooked5

Spaghetti, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Brown rice, cooked: 100 g · Spaghetti, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Spaghetti, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Brown rice, cooked for less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.

Pick Spaghetti, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more calcium and more iron.

Evenly matched on vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
123 kcal
164 kcal
Proteinmore is better
2.74 g
8.86 gWIN
Carbohydrate
25.58 g
30.88 g
Fibermore is better
1.6 g
2 gWIN
Total sugarsless is better
0.24 g
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Total fat
0.97 g
0.21 g
Saturated fatless is better
0.26 g
0.03 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
WIN4 mg
5 mg
Potassiummore is better
WIN86 mg
42 mg
Calciummore is better
3 mg
10 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
0.56 mg
0.72 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
WIN39 mg
30 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.