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Pilaf vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pilaf and garden cress

  • Pilaf has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and iron; however, garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 451% more than pilaf.
  • Garden cress contains 93 times less sodium than pilaf. Pilaf contains 1303mg of sodium, while garden cress contains 14mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Cress, garden, 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
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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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +87.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +339.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
~equal in Calcium ~81mg
~equal in Copper ~0.17mg

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +653.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +512.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +195.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +165%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1582.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +198.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +108280%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.5µg 541.9µg 451%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 69mg 72%
Selenium 32.4µg 0.9µg 57%
Sodium 1303mg 14mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.08mg 44%
Vitamin A 4µg 346µg 38%
Folate 212µg 80µg 33%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 1mg 32%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Carbs 76.31g 5.5g 24%
Protein 10.42g 2.6g 16%
Calories 359kcal 32kcal 16%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.553mg 14%
Iron 2.44mg 1.3mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.26mg 13%
Potassium 188mg 606mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.247mg 12%
Phosphorus 154mg 76mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.242mg 9%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.23mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.7mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.228g 1%
Fats 1.37g 0.7g 1%
Magnesium 32mg 38mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.023g 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 4.4g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 83mg 81mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 4.4g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.1g 0%
Copper 0.166mg 0.17mg 0%
Choline 17.5mg 19.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.239g 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
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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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +300.8%
Contains more FatsFats +95.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1287.5%
Contains more OtherOther +114.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1011.9%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.