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Pilaf vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pilaf and brunost

  • Pilaf has more folate, manganese, vitamin B3, and selenium, while brunost has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 100% more than pilaf.
  • Pilaf contains 42 times more folate than brunost. While pilaf contains 212µg of folate, brunost contains only 5µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pilaf is lower.
  • Brunost has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of brunost is 27, while the glycemic index of pilaf is 60.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Cheese, gjetost.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +369.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2105%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +381.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +649.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54%

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%
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% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +653.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4140%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1488.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +368.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 2.42µg 100%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 1.382mg 100%
Saturated fat 0.307g 19.16g 86%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 3.351mg 53%
Folate 212µg 5µg 52%
Fats 1.37g 29.51g 43%
Phosphorus 154mg 444mg 41%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.04mg 37%
Vitamin A 4µg 334µg 37%
Potassium 188mg 1409mg 36%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.813mg 33%
Selenium 32.4µg 14.5µg 33%
Calcium 83mg 400mg 32%
Sodium 1303mg 600mg 31%
Cholesterol 1mg 94mg 31%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 2.44mg 0.52mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.315mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 7.879g 19%
Carbs 76.31g 42.65g 11%
Copper 0.166mg 0.08mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.271mg 10%
Magnesium 32mg 70mg 9%
Calories 359kcal 466kcal 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.938g 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Protein 10.42g 9.65g 2%
Zinc 1.01mg 1.14mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 42.65g N/A
Sugar 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.293mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2054%
Contains more WaterWater +67.2%
Contains more OtherOther +23.1%
~equal in Protein ~9.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2012.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +148.8%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/nutrients

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

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