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Ham vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ham and pilaf?

  • Ham is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B1, and choline, yet pilaf is richer in folate, manganese, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for folate is 52% higher.
  • Ham has 53 times more cholesterol than pilaf. Ham has 53mg of cholesterol, while pilaf has 1mg.
  • Ham has a lower glycemic index than pilaf.

We used Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared types in this comparison.

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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.
Ham
Ham
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Pilaf
6
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 +52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +937.5%
Contains more IronIron +64.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1533.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.2%
~equal in Sodium ~1303mg

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.
Ham
Ham
6
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% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Pilaf
6
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 +525%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3150%
Contains more CholineCholine +386.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6966.7%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ham Pilaf DV% diff.
Folate 3µg 212µg 52%
Manganese 0.054mg 0.882mg 36%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 0.02µg 26%
Carbs 1.5g 76.31g 25%
Selenium 19.5µg 32.4µg 23%
Protein 20.93g 10.42g 21%
Zinc 2.88mg 1.01mg 17%
Cholesterol 53mg 1mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.023mg 6.127mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.754mg 0.603mg 13%
Choline 85.1mg 17.5mg 12%
Iron 1.48mg 2.44mg 12%
Calories 145kcal 359kcal 11%
Copper 0.079mg 0.166mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.202mg 0.087mg 9%
Calcium 8mg 83mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.81g 0.307g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.715mg 6%
Fats 5.53g 1.37g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.62g 0.373g 6%
Phosphorus 196mg 154mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 0µg 4%
Magnesium 14mg 32mg 4%
Sodium 1203mg 1303mg 4%
Vitamin D 32IU 0IU 4%
Potassium 287mg 188mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.54g 0.377g 1%
Net carbs 1.5g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.931mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.918mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 1.661mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 1.775mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.553mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.75mg 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
4
21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Pilaf
1
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 +100.9%
Contains more FatsFats +303.6%
Contains more WaterWater +741.7%
Contains more OtherOther +13.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4987.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
2
36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Pilaf
1
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 +602.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83%

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.