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Chicken fingers vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken fingers and pilaf

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin E, phosphorus, and vitamin B3, while pilaf has more folate, vitamin B1, manganese, selenium, and iron.
  • Pilaf covers your daily need for folate, 48% more than chicken fingers.
  • Chicken fingers contain 79 times more vitamin E than pilaf. While chicken fingers contain 3.17mg of vitamin E, pilaf contains only 0.04mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in pilaf is lower.
  • Chicken fingers have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken fingers is 46, while the glycemic index of pilaf is 60.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, chicken tenders and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.2%
Contains more IronIron +234.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +286.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +85.1%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7825%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +149.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +272.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +448.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1015.8%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Pilaf DV% diff.
Folate 19µg 212µg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.603mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.377g 36%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.882mg 28%
Selenium 17.5µg 32.4µg 27%
Sodium 769mg 1303mg 23%
Starch 17.03g 71.23g 22%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 0.04mg 21%
Iron 0.73mg 2.44mg 21%
Carbs 17.25g 76.31g 20%
Fats 13.95g 1.37g 19%
Protein 19.22g 10.42g 18%
Phosphorus 282mg 154mg 18%
Cholesterol 48mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 6.127mg 13%
Copper 0.069mg 0.166mg 11%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.715mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.373g 11%
Saturated fat 2.493g 0.307g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.087mg 7%
Calcium 17mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.02µg 6%
Vitamin K 8µg 0.5µg 6%
Potassium 373mg 188mg 5%
Choline 43.7mg 17.5mg 5%
Calories 271kcal 359kcal 4%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 4.1mg 3%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.01mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.53g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.2g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.439g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 g
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.5%
Contains more FatsFats +918.2%
Contains more WaterWater +480.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +342.4%
Contains more OtherOther +31.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 37% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.83 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.783 g
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1194.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1434%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98% 2%
Starch: 17.03 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pilaf
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98%
Starch: 71.23 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.13 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +33.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +318.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/nutrients
  2. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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