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Pilaf vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pilaf and fontina

  • Pilaf has more folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, selenium, and iron; however, fontina is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 94% more.
  • Pilaf contains 63 times more manganese than fontina. Pilaf contains 0.882mg of manganese, while fontina contains 0.014mg.
  • Pilaf contains less saturated fat.
  • Pilaf has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pilaf is 60, while the glycemic index of fontina is 27.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Cheese, fontina.

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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 10% 165% 5.6% 8.6% 8.3% 95% 148% 104% 1.8% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +193.8%
Contains more IronIron +960.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +564%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +562.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +124.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.6%

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% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2771.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3984.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +381.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +3433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6425%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +575%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +134.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +8300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +420%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Fontina DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.307g 19.196g 86%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1.68µg 69%
Folate 212µg 6µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.021mg 49%
Calcium 83mg 550mg 47%
Fats 1.37g 31.14g 46%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.014mg 38%
Cholesterol 1mg 116mg 38%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.15mg 37%
Selenium 32.4µg 14.5µg 33%
Protein 10.42g 25.6g 30%
Vitamin A 4µg 261µg 29%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 2.44mg 0.23mg 28%
Phosphorus 154mg 346mg 27%
Carbs 76.31g 1.55g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.083mg 24%
Zinc 1.01mg 3.5mg 23%
Sodium 1303mg 800mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 8.687g 21%
Copper 0.166mg 0.025mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 1.654g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.204mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.429mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 14mg 4%
Potassium 188mg 64mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 23IU 3%
Calories 359kcal 389kcal 2%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.27mg 2%
Net carbs 75.11g 1.55g N/A
Sugar 1.53g 1.55g N/A
Choline 17.5mg 15.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.361mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.935mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 1.384mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 2.664mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 1.497mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 1.926mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.959mg 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
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4823.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +145.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2173%
Contains more WaterWater +371.6%
~equal in Other ~3.79g

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
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2229%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +338.7%

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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. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/nutrients

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

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