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Lemon vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemons and pilaf

  • Lemons have more vitamin C; however, pilaf is richer in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% more.
  • Lemons contain 13 times more vitamin C than pilaf. Lemons contain 53mg of vitamin C, while pilaf contains 4.1mg.
  • Lemons contain less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
Lemon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Pilaf
9
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 less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +219.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.2%
Contains more IronIron +306.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +348.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1583.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +862.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2840%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8000%

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.
Lemon
2
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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Pilaf
10
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 CVitamin C +1192.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1407.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6027%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +276.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1827.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +243.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemon Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 0.4µg 32.4µg 58%
Sodium 2mg 1303mg 57%
Vitamin C 53mg 4.1mg 54%
Folate 11µg 212µg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.603mg 47%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 6.127mg 38%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.882mg 37%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.4mg 25%
Iron 0.6mg 2.44mg 23%
Carbs 9.32g 76.31g 22%
Phosphorus 16mg 154mg 20%
Protein 1.1g 10.42g 19%
Calories 29kcal 359kcal 17%
Copper 0.037mg 0.166mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.715mg 11%
Zinc 0.06mg 1.01mg 9%
Calcium 26mg 83mg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.2g 6%
Magnesium 8mg 32mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.087mg 5%
Fats 0.3g 1.37g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.377g 2%
Choline 5.1mg 17.5mg 2%
Potassium 138mg 188mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.307g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.373g 1%
Net carbs 6.52g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Pilaf
4
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 WaterWater +1006.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +847.3%
Contains more FatsFats +356.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +718.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1186.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Pilaf
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3290.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +323.6%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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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