Bulgur, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Bulgur, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Bulgur, cooked for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium and more magnesium.
Pick White rice, cooked for less sugar, less sodium and more iron.
Evenly matched on calcium and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy83 kcal130 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.08 g2.69 g
- Carbohydrate18.58 g28.17 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.5 g0.4 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.1 g0.05 gWIN
- Total fat0.24 g0.28 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.04 g0.08 g
- Sodiumless is better5 mg1 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN68 mg35 mg
- Calciummore is better10 mg10 mg
- Ironmore is better0.96 mg1.2 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN32 mg12 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
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.

