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Graham cracker vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between graham cracker and pilaf

  • Graham cracker has more vitamin B2, iron, vitamin K, and vitamin E; however, pilaf is higher in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Pilaf covers your daily selenium needs 47% more than graham cracker.
  • Pilaf contains 38 times less vitamin E than graham cracker. Graham cracker contains 1.51mg of vitamin E, while pilaf contains 0.04mg.
  • Graham cracker has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of graham cracker is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
Pilaf
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more IronIron +54.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +414.3%
~equal in Calcium ~83mg
~equal in Copper ~0.166mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.01mg

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 0% 0% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
Pilaf
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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 +3675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +264.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2760%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133%
Contains more CholineCholine +196.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 6.3µg 32.4µg 47%
Sodium 459mg 1303mg 37%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.377g 33%
Folate 91µg 212µg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.603mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.4mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.087mg 18%
Iron 3.78mg 2.44mg 17%
Fats 10.6g 1.37g 14%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0.5µg 12%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 6.127mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.04mg 10%
Starch 46.56g 71.23g 10%
Fiber 3.4g 1.2g 9%
Protein 6.69g 10.42g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.715mg 6%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.882mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.307g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.373g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Calories 430kcal 359kcal 4%
Phosphorus 185mg 154mg 4%
Choline 5.9mg 17.5mg 2%
Magnesium 40mg 32mg 2%
Fructose 0.99g 0g 1%
Potassium 170mg 188mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Calcium 77mg 83mg 1%
Carbs 77.66g 76.31g 0%
Net carbs 74.26g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 24.85g 1.53g N/A
Copper 0.17mg 0.166mg 0%
Zinc 0.96mg 1.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.055g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Pilaf
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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 FatsFats +673.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.8%
Contains more WaterWater +137.2%
Contains more OtherOther +132.5%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 g
Pilaf
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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 +572.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1329.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 32%
Starch: 46.56 g
Sucrose: 22.82 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 0.99 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 +7506.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +940%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +53%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/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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