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Pilaf vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pilaf and bananas

  • Pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, and zinc than bananas.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 57% more.
  • Pilaf contains 1303 times more sodium than bananas. Pilaf contains 1303mg of sodium, while bananas contain 1mg.
  • Pilaf has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pilaf is 60, while the glycemic index of bananas is 48.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Bananas, raw.

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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.
Pilaf
8
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%
Banana
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1560%
Contains more IronIron +838.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +573.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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.
Pilaf
8
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%
Banana
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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1845.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +821.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +960%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +112.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Banana DV% diff.
Sodium 1303mg 1mg 57%
Selenium 32.4µg 1µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.031mg 48%
Folate 212µg 20µg 48%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.665mg 34%
Starch 71.23g 5.38g 27%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.27mg 27%
Iron 2.44mg 0.26mg 27%
Protein 10.42g 1.09g 19%
Phosphorus 154mg 22mg 19%
Carbs 76.31g 22.84g 18%
Calories 359kcal 89kcal 14%
Copper 0.166mg 0.078mg 10%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.15mg 8%
Calcium 83mg 5mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.334mg 8%
Fiber 1.2g 2.6g 6%
Fructose 0g 4.85g 6%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 8.7mg 5%
Potassium 188mg 358mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.367mg 3%
Fats 1.37g 0.33g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.073g 2%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.112g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.032g 1%
Magnesium 32mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Choline 17.5mg 9.8mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 20.24g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +856%
Contains more FatsFats +315.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +234.1%
Contains more OtherOther +365.1%
Contains more WaterWater +831.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Banana
1
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1065.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +416.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
2
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
Banana
3
31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +1224%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +11200%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +696.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4880%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients
  2. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients

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

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