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Noodles vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between noodles and pilaf

  • Pilaf has more folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, selenium, iron, and phosphorus than noodles.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for sodium is 56% more.
  • Noodles contains 29 times more cholesterol than pilaf. Noodles contains 29mg of cholesterol, while pilaf contains 1mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
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 less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +591.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +394.7%
Contains more IronIron +66%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.6%

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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
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 AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +325%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +769.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Noodles Pilaf DV% diff.
Sodium 5mg 1303mg 56%
Folate 84µg 212µg 32%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.4mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0.603mg 26%
Vitamin B3 2.077mg 6.127mg 25%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.882mg 25%
Carbs 25.16g 76.31g 17%
Selenium 23.9µg 32.4µg 15%
Protein 4.54g 10.42g 12%
Iron 1.47mg 2.44mg 12%
Phosphorus 76mg 154mg 11%
Calories 138kcal 359kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.715mg 9%
Cholesterol 29mg 1mg 9%
Copper 0.098mg 0.166mg 8%
Calcium 12mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0.087mg 4%
Potassium 38mg 188mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.02µg 3%
Zinc 0.65mg 1.01mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 32mg 3%
Fats 2.07g 1.37g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 0.373g 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Choline 25.7mg 17.5mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.377g 1%
Saturated fat 0.419g 0.307g 1%
Net carbs 23.96g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.53g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.2g 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 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 +51.1%
Contains more WaterWater +742.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +129.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +203.3%
Contains more OtherOther +672%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 +55.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +650%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +42.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +276.7%
~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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.