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Pilaf vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pilaf and beer

  • Beer has less selenium, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Pilaf covers your daily selenium needs 58% more than beer.
  • Beer contains 326 times less sodium than pilaf. Pilaf contains 1303mg of sodium, while beer contains 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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
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%
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +596.3%
Contains more IronIron +12100%
Contains more CopperCopper +3220%
Contains more ZincZinc +10000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10925%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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
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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%
Beer
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +248%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1094.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1643.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +769.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.02µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Beer DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 0.6µg 58%
Sodium 1303mg 4mg 56%
Folate 212µg 6µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.005mg 50%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.008mg 38%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.513mg 35%
Iron 2.44mg 0.02mg 30%
Starch 71.23g 0g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.046mg 27%
Carbs 76.31g 3.55g 24%
Protein 10.42g 0.46g 20%
Phosphorus 154mg 14mg 20%
Copper 0.166mg 0.005mg 18%
Calories 359kcal 43kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.041mg 13%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.01mg 9%
Calcium 83mg 4mg 8%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.025mg 5%
Potassium 188mg 27mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0g 3%
Fats 1.37g 0g 2%
Choline 17.5mg 10.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0g 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 3.55g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.02µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
3
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2165.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2049.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1043.8%
~equal in Other ~4.03g

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.