Table 2

Selection of rice from USDA nutrient database for specific countries using the algorithm described

Country specific

Food Description

Water/g

Energy/kcal

Protein/g

Lipid/g

CHO/g

Ca/mg

P/mg

K/mg

Na/mg

Argentina

Arroz, grano, blanco, pulido, crudo

12.5

346

6.9

0.2

79.2

9

93

78

4

Brazil

Arroz branco, curdo

365

7.14

0.66

80

28

115

115

5

Colombia

RICE, WHOLE, RAW

12.9

360

6.6

0.6

79.3

9

108

86

1

Chile

Arroz

12

365

7.1

0.7

79.5

28

115

115

5

Zim_FCT

Rice

122

357.4

6.8

0.6

80.6

8.6

109.5

95.3

14.3

USDA NDB_No

20040

RICE, BROWN, MEDIUM-GRAIN, RAW

12.37

362

7.5

2.68

76.17

33

264

268

4

20044

RICE, WHITE, LONG-GRAIN, REG, RAW, ENR

11.62

365

7.13

0.66

79.95

28

115

115

5

20046

RICE, WHITE, LONG-GRAIN, PARBLD, ENR, DRY

9.7

374

8.11

1.04

80.43

55

156

187

3

20048

RICE, WHITE, LONG-GRAIN, PRECKD OR INST, ENR, DRY

8.38

380

7.82

0.94

82.32

22

118

27

10

20049

RICE, WHITE, LONG-GRAIN, PRECKD OR INST, ENR, PREP

72

117

2.18

0.5

25.1

8

37

9

4

20050

RICE, WHITE, MEDIUM-GRAIN, RAW, ENR

12.89

360

6.61

0.58

79.34

9

108

86

1

20052

RICE, WHITE, SHORT-GRAIN, RAW

13.29

358

6.5

0.52

79.15

3

95

76

1

20054

RICE, WHITE, GLUTINOUS, RAW

10.46

370

6.81

0.55

81.68

11

71

77

7

20056

RICE, WHITE, WITH PASTA, DRY

7.13

368

9.37

2.44

75.32

46

158

209

1866

20060

RICE BRAN, CRUDE

6.13

316

13.35

20.85

49.69

57

1677

1485

5

20061

RICE FLOUR, WHITE

11.89

366

5.95

1.42

80.13

10

98

76

0

NDB_No 20044 chosen for Brazil, Colombia, Chile

NDB_No. 20050 chosen for Zimbabwe and UAE

NBD_No 20052 chosen for Argentina

Merchant and Dehghan Nutrition Journal 2006 5:2   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-2