Food comparison

Brown rice vs White rice

Comparison answer

Across all approved Variants in food-compass-2.0-2024-10-08-catalog-v1-r2, Brown rice spans 60-72 across 12 records, while White rice spans 15-40 across 17 records.

Brown rice's full observed range is higher by 20 points at the nearest boundaries.

Observed source data only; this answer does not identify a universally better food.

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Why compare these Foods

Compare the two commonly searched rice types at the same base-Food level.

Brown rice

Observed FCS 2.0 range60-72

12 recorded Variants

Source Variants

Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, made with oil
FCS 2.0
72
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
B
Foodcode 56205012
Rice, brown, cooked, made with margarine
FCS 2.0
70
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
B
Foodcode 56205016
Rice, brown, cooked, regular, fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
70
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205510
Rice, brown, cooked, no added fat
FCS 2.0
69
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
B
Foodcode 56205018
Rice, brown, cooked, NS as to fat
FCS 2.0
68
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
B
Foodcode 56205011
Rice, brown, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
FCS 2.0
68
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
B
Foodcode 56205017
Rice, brown, cooked, instant, fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
68
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205550
Rice, brown, cooked, regular, fat not added in cooking
FCS 2.0
66
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205110
Rice, brown, cooked, regular, NS as to fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
66
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205120
Rice, brown, cooked, instant, NS as to fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
66
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205530
Rice, brown, cooked, instant, fat not added in cooking
FCS 2.0
66
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205540
Rice, brown, cooked, made with butter
FCS 2.0
60
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205014

White rice

Observed FCS 2.0 range15-40

17 recorded Variants

Source Variants

Rice, white, cooked, converted, fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
40
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205440
Rice, white, cooked with fat, Puerto Rican style
FCS 2.0
38
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205410
Rice, white, cooked, made with oil
FCS 2.0
37
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
B
Foodcode 56205002
Rice, white, cooked, made with margarine
FCS 2.0
32
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205006
Rice, white, cooked, fat added, NS as to fat type
FCS 2.0
31
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205007
Rice, white, cooked, converted, NS as to fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
30
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56204980
Rice, white, cooked, converted, fat not added in cooking
FCS 2.0
30
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205040
Rice, white, cooked, regular, fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
30
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205420
Rice, white, cooked, instant, fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
30
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205430
Rice, white, cooked, NS as to fat
FCS 2.0
23
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205001
Rice, white, cooked, no added fat
FCS 2.0
23
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205008
Rice, white, cooked, regular, NS as to fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
22
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56204990
Rice, white, cooked, regular, fat not added in cooking
FCS 2.0
22
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205010
Rice, white, cooked, instant, NS as to fat added in cooking
FCS 2.0
22
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205020
Rice, white, cooked, instant, fat not added in cooking
FCS 2.0
22
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205030
Rice, white, cooked, made with butter
FCS 2.0
20
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205004
Rice, white, cooked, glutinous
FCS 2.0
15
NOVA
1
Nutri-Score
C
Foodcode 56205190

Limitations

This comparison reports observed source data only. It does not identify a universally better food and is not personalized nutrition or medical advice.