How to Understand Fried Rice Nutrition

Fried rice is a general type of dish rather than a specific recipe. It's a standard component of Asian cuisine and is a common substitute for steamed rice. Many main courses in Asian cooking consist of a meat dish served on top of a serving of fried rice. Rice is generally high in carbohydrates and has little fat, although the type and amount of oil used to fry the rice adds substantially to the fat content of this dish.

Things You'll Need

• Nutritional label for fried rice

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Instructions

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  Prepare the fried rice. This nutritional information assumes that you cook the rice by steaming it. Then fry the rice in a small amount of vegetable oil. The serving size is 10 oz. of fried rice with no additional ingredients.

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  Study the fat content of fried rice. A serving of fried rice contains a total of 333 calories. This provides 17 percent of the daily value (DV) for calories, assuming the standard intake of 2,000 calories per day. Fat provides 30 percent of these calories, carbohydrates provide 62 percent and protein provides the remaining 8 percent of the calories in fried rice.

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  Examine the calorie ratio of fat in fried rice. A serving of fried rice contains 11g of fat, which provides 99 calories. This is 17 percent of the DV for fat, and fried rice contains no saturated fat or cholesterol when you fry the rice in vegetable oil that doesn't contain either of these items.

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  Examine the protein and carbohydrate content of fried rice. A serving of fried rice contains about 7g of protein, which provides about 28 calories. This is about 14 percent of the DV for protein. Fried rice also has about 52g of total carbohydrates. This provides 206 calories, or about 17 percent of the DV for carbohydrates. A serving of fried rice also has 6g of dietary fiber, or about 24 percent of the DV for dietary fiber.

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  Review the sodium content of fried rice. Soy sauce is a common ingredient in fried rice, giving it a relatively high concentration of sodium. A serving of fried rice contains approximately 653mg of sodium, which is about 27 percent of the DV for sodium.