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Pilaf vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pilaf and cheese popcorn

  • Pilaf has more folate, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, cheese popcorn is richer in fiber, phosphorus, vitamin E, and vitamin B12.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for folate is 50% more.
  • Pilaf contains 5 times more vitamin B1 than cheese popcorn. Pilaf contains 0.603mg of vitamin B1, while cheese popcorn contains 0.124mg.
  • Cheese popcorn contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor.

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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 65% 34% 23% 84% 47% 55% 155% 116% 93% 65%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +170%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +184.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +99%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.8%
~equal in Iron ~2.24mg

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 1.7% 2.7% 76% 0% 31% 56% 27% 28% 54% 66% 21% 8.3% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +720%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +386.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1827.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +177%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1540%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Cheese popcorn DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 15.37g 100%
Folate 212µg 11µg 50%
Fats 1.37g 33.2g 49%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.124mg 40%
Selenium 32.4µg 12µg 37%
Fiber 1.2g 9.9g 35%
Phosphorus 154mg 361mg 30%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 1.453mg 29%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Saturated fat 0.307g 6.41g 28%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 3.82mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 9.7g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.53µg 21%
Sodium 1303mg 889mg 18%
Magnesium 32mg 91mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.235mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.241mg 12%
Zinc 1.01mg 2.01mg 9%
Calories 359kcal 526kcal 8%
Carbs 76.31g 51.6g 8%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.713mg 7%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 8.2µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.461mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0.5mg 4%
Copper 0.166mg 0.14mg 3%
Iron 2.44mg 2.24mg 3%
Calcium 83mg 113mg 3%
Cholesterol 1mg 11mg 3%
Protein 10.42g 9.3g 2%
Potassium 188mg 261mg 2%
Net carbs 75.11g 41.7g N/A
Sugar 1.53g 0.79g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 8µg 0%
Choline 17.5mg 15.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.417mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.402mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 1.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.443mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.191mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.405mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.252mg 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
9% 33% 52% 3% 3%
Protein: 9.3 g
Fats: 33.2 g
Carbs: 51.6 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.9%
Contains more WaterWater +221.6%
Contains more OtherOther +13.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2323.4%

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
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.37 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2500.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3976.9%

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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. Cheese popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167960/nutrients

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

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