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Comparison of phytonutrients and antioxidants of rice bran with corn bran, oat bran and wheat bran (Note that this comparison is for rice-bran as a whole and not for solube, stabilized rice-bran, which is somewhat because of the removal of insoluble components):

Nutrients (Values/100g)	Rice   Bran	Corn   Bran	Oat   Bran	Wheat   Bran
Calories	330.00	129.00	345.00	102.00
Moisture (g)	6.00	8.88	8.98	12.20
Protein (g)	*14.50	6.50	17.06	14.31
Ash (g)	8.50	2.17	3.08	5.17
Total Carbohydrates (g)	51.00	80.78	63.98	64.14
Total Fat (g)	20.50	2.02	1.33	3.78
Saturated Fat (%)	3.70	0.32	1.33	0.77
Total Dietary Fiber (g)	29.00	70.27	10.60	42.52
Soluble Fiber (g)	4.00	10.93	4.97	3.11
Vitamin A, (IU)	0.00	24.75	12.37	0.00
Vitamin C, (mg)	0.00	0.00	4.29	0.00
Vitamin E, Tocols (mg)	25.61	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B Complex
Thiamin (mg)	2.65	0.1	.97	0.55
Niacin (mg)	46.87	2.18	1.60	16.49
Riboflavin (mg)	0.28	0.43	0.32	0.49
Pantothenic Acid (mg)	3.98	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B6 (mg)	3.17	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Sugars (g)	**8.00	0.50	1.96	2.50
Gamma Ozyzanol (mg)	245.15	0.00	0.00	0.00
Phytosterols (mg)	302.00	ND	ND	ND
Potassium (mg)	1073.00	236.75	655.35	1010.42
Sodium (mg)	8.00	11.43	8.42	7.50
Magnesium (mg)	727.00	0.00	0.0	0.00
Calcium (mg)	40.00	13.33	69.58	108.75
Iron (mg)	7.70	1.70	5.29	10.29
Manganese (mg)	10.60	ND	ND	ND
Phosphorous	1591.00	ND	ND	ND
Inositol (mg)	1496.00	ND	ND	ND
Zinc (mg)	5.50	ND	ND	ND

*Hypoallergenic Protein **No Lactose ND: Not Determined

Bold Letters indicate some unique antioxidants and some in high concentrations.

 

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