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Pilaf vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pilaf and beans

  • Pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while beans have more fiber.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for sodium is 57% higher.
  • Beans contain 14 times less vitamin B3 than pilaf. Pilaf contains 6.127mg of vitamin B3, while beans contain 0.43mg.
  • The amount of sodium in beans is lower.
  • Beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of beans is 33, while the glycemic index of pilaf is 60.

The food types used in this comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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
5
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%
Beans
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66%
Contains more IronIron +741.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

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%
Beans
4
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1324.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +783.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +76%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Beans DV% diff.
Sodium 1303mg 1mg 57%
Selenium 32.4µg 4.5µg 51%
Folate 212µg 24µg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.15mg 38%
Manganese 0.882mg 38%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.43mg 36%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 2.44mg 0.29mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.13mg 21%
Carbs 76.31g 20.49g 19%
Fiber 1.2g 5.5g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 14%
Calories 359kcal 105kcal 13%
Protein 10.42g 4.8g 11%
Phosphorus 154mg 104mg 7%
Copper 0.166mg 0.206mg 4%
Zinc 1.01mg 1.4mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 50mg 3%
Potassium 188mg 296mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 30.8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.172g 1%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 3.1mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.37g 0.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.103g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.035g 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 14.99g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 7.78g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.8µg 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
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
Beans
1
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +117.1%
Contains more FatsFats +242.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +272.4%
Contains more OtherOther +125.7%
Contains more WaterWater +803%

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
Beans
1
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +965.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.4%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients

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

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