Compare Chinese Fried Rice Without Meat: Nutrition Facts & Benefits vs Pork Tamale Nutrition Facts: A Traditional Latino Favorite

Chinese Fried Rice Without Meat: Nutrition Facts & Benefits

Grains

Pork Tamale Nutrition Facts: A Traditional Latino Favorite

Meat & Poultry

Nutrient

Food A

Food B

SFA 8:0

0 G

✓0 G

SFA 12:0

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)

0 G

✓0 G

SFA 17:0

0 G

✓0 G

TFA 16:1 t

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 24:1 c

0 G

MUFA 22:1 c

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 17:1

0 G

✓0 G

Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 15:1

0 G

PUFA 20:3 n-3

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 22:4

0 G

✓0 G

Fatty acids, total trans

0 G

✓0.1 G

Magnesium

9.7 MG

✓26.2 MG

Copper, Cu

✓0.1 MG

0.1 MG

SFA 4:0

0 G

✓0 G

SFA 6:0

0 G

✓0 G

SFA 10:0

0 G

✓0 G

SFA 15:0

0 G

✓0 G

TFA 18:1 t

0 G

✓0 G

TFA 22:1 t

0 G

TFA 18:2 t not further defined

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 18:2 CLAs

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 18:4

0 G

MUFA 20:1

0 G

✓0.1 G

PUFA 20:3 n-6

0 G

✓0 G

Monounsaturated Fat

0.6 G

✓3.2 G

Polyunsaturated Fat

1.1 G

✓2 G

PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 16:1 c

0 G

✓0.1 G

PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c

✓0 G

0 G

SFA 16:0

0.3 G

✓1.7 G

SFA 18:0

0.1 G

✓0.8 G

SFA 20:0

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 20:4

0 G

✓0 G

Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units

0 IU

Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)

0 UG

Lutein + zeaxanthin

103 UG

✓110 UG

Calcium

11 MG

✓75 MG

Potassium

69 MG

✓152 MG

Zinc

0.7 MG

✓1.2 MG

Total Fat

3.2 G

✓9 G

Carbs

✓32.5 G

15.8 G

Calories

✓729 kJ

174 kJ

Sucrose

✓0.4 G

0.2 G

Glucose

✓0.1 G

0 G

Water

59.3 G

✓66 G

Manganese, Mn

✓0.4 MG

0.2 MG

Retinol

✓10 UG

1 UG

Vitamin A

✓22 UG

12 UG

Carotene, beta

✓128 UG

113 UG

Carotene, alpha

✓38 UG

0 UG

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

0 UG

Vitamin D (D2 + D3)

0 UG

Cryptoxanthin, beta

0 UG

✓58 UG

Lycopene

3 UG

✓85 UG

Phosphorus

44 MG

✓120 MG

Sodium

361 MG

✓473 MG

Fructose

0.1 G

✓0.2 G

Saturated Fat

0.5 G

✓2.7 G

Protein

3.8 G

✓7.4 G

Ash

1.1 G

✓1.8 G

PUFA 18:3i

0 G

PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)

✓0.1 G

0.1 G

MUFA 18:1 c

0.6 G

✓3 G

PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c

1 G

✓1.8 G

SFA 24:0

✓0 G

0 G

SFA 14:0

0 G

✓0.1 G

PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)

0 G

✓0 G

SFA 22:0

✓0 G

0 G

Iron

0.5 MG

✓0.9 MG

Betaine

✓0.2 MG

0 MG

Choline, total

✓5.5 MG

0 MG

Maltose

0 G

Galactose

0 G

Lactose

0 G

Nitrogen

0.6 G

✓1.2 G

SFA 11:0

0 G

PUFA 20:3 n-9

0 G

PUFA 22:2

0 G

✓0 G

Choline, free

✓1.5 MG

0 MG

Choline, from glycerophosphocholine

✓1.3 MG

0 MG

Choline, from phosphocholine

✓0.5 MG

0 MG

Choline, from phosphotidyl choline

✓2.2 MG

0 MG

Choline, from sphingomyelin

0 MG

Sugars, Total

✓0.6 G

0.5 G

Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 14:1 c

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 17:1 c

0 G

✓0 G

MUFA 20:1 c

0 G

✓0.1 G

PUFA 18:2 c

1 G

✓1.8 G

PUFA 18:3 c

✓0.1 G

0.1 G

PUFA 20:3 c

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 20:4c

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 20:5c

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 22:5 c

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 22:6 c

0 G

✓0 G

PUFA 20:2 c

0 G

✓0 G

Total fat (NLEA)

2.2 G

✓8 G

Starch

0 G

✓12.5 G

Fiber

0 G

✓2.4 G

Thiamin

0 MG

✓0 MG

Riboflavin

0 MG

✓0.1 MG

Tocopherol, delta

0 MG

✓0.4 MG

Tocotrienol, gamma

0 MG

✓0.1 MG

Tocotrienol, delta

0 MG

✓0.1 MG

Tryptophan

0 G

✓0.1 G

Threonine

0 G

✓0.3 G

Methionine

0 G

✓0.2 G

Phenylalanine

0 G

✓0.2 G

Tyrosine

0 G

✓0.2 G

Alanine

0 G

✓0.4 G

Glutamic acid

0 G

✓1 G

Glycine

0 G

✓0.3 G

Proline

0 G

✓0.3 G

Cholesterol

0 MG

✓20 MG

Vitamin B12

0 UG

✓0.1 UG

Vitamin K

0 UG

✓5.1 UG

Tocopherol, beta

0 MG

✓0 MG

Tocopherol, gamma

0 MG

✓4.1 MG

Tocotrienol, alpha

0 MG

✓0.1 MG

Tocotrienol, beta

0 MG

Niacin

0 MG

✓1.3 MG

Pantothenic acid

0 MG

✓0.4 MG

Vitamin B6

0 MG

✓0.1 MG

Selenium, Se

0 UG

✓9.8 UG

Vitamin E

0 MG

✓0.5 MG

Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4)

0 UG

✓2.8 UG

Isoleucine

0 G

✓0.2 G

Leucine

0 G

✓0.5 G

Lysine

0 G

✓0.4 G

Cystine

0 G

✓0.1 G

Valine

0 G

✓0.3 G

Arginine

0 G

✓0.4 G

Histidine

0 G

✓0.2 G

Aspartic acid

0 G

✓0.6 G

Serine

0 G

✓0.2 G

Carbohydrate, by summation

0 G

✓15.4 G

Visual Comparison

Protein3.8 G vs 7.4 G

Chinese Fried Rice Without Meat: Nutrition Facts & BenefitsPork Tamale Nutrition Facts: A Traditional Latino Favorite

Calories729 vs 174

Chinese Fried Rice Without Meat: Nutrition Facts & BenefitsPork Tamale Nutrition Facts: A Traditional Latino Favorite

Total Fat3.2 vs 9

Chinese Fried Rice Without Meat: Nutrition Facts & BenefitsPork Tamale Nutrition Facts: A Traditional Latino Favorite

Calcium11 vs 75

Chinese Fried Rice Without Meat: Nutrition Facts & BenefitsPork Tamale Nutrition Facts: A Traditional Latino Favorite

Comparison Verdict

If your goal is weight management or blood sugar stability, the pork tamale is the better choice because it is significantly lower in calories and carbs while providing more satiating protein. Conversely, the vegetable fried rice is better suited for someone needing a quick, high-carb energy boost for intense athletic performance, provided you can manage the much larger portion size.